Planaxis

Planaxis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	Planaxidae
Subfamily:	Planaxinae
Genus:	Planaxis Lamarck, 1822
Type species
Buccinum sulcatum Born, 1778

Planaxis is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Planaxidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Planaxis include:

• Planaxis akuana Rehder, 1980
• Planaxis nancyae Petuch, 2013
• Planaxis obsoletus Menke, 1851
• Planaxis planicostatus G.B. Sowerby, 1825
• Planaxis savignyi Deshayes, 1844^[2]
• Planaxis sulcatus (Born, 1791)^[3]
• Planaxis suturalis E.A. Smith, 1872

Species brought into synonymy

• Planaxis (Supplanaxis) Thiele, 1929: synonym of Supplanaxis Thiele, 1929
• Planaxis abbreviata Pease, 1865: synonym of Planaxis niger Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
• Planaxis acuta Krauss, 1848: synonym of Supplanaxis acutus (Krauss, 1848)
• Planaxis acutus Krauss, 1848: synonym of Supplanaxis acutus (Krauss, 1848)
• Planaxis affinis Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius incrassatus (Strøm, 1768)
• Planaxis atra Pease, 1869: synonym of Planaxis niger Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
• Planaxis beudantiana Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius cuvierii (Payraudeau, 1826)
• Planaxis brevis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833: synonym of Planaxis sulcatus (Born, 1778)
• Planaxis buccinoides Deshayes, 1828: synonym of Planaxis sulcatus (Born, 1778)
• Planaxis cingulata Gould, 1861: synonym of Cronia (Usilla) avenacea (Lesson, 1842)
• Planaxis decollata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833: synonym of Fissilabia decollata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
• Planaxis desmarestiana Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius incrassatus (Strøm, 1768)
• Planaxis discrepans Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius corniculum (Olivi, 1792)
• Planaxis fasciata Pease, 1868: synonym of Angiola punctostriata (E. A. Smith, 1872)
• Planaxis fasciatus Pease, 1868: synonym of Angiola fasciata (Pease, 1868)
• Planaxis fitcheliana Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius cuvierii (Payraudeau, 1826)
• Planaxis gouldii Smith, 1872: synonym of Cronia (Usilla) avenacea (Lesson, 1842)
• Planaxis griseus Brocchi, 1821: synonym of Planaxis savignyi Deshayes, 1844
• Planaxis laevigata Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius granum (Lamarck, 1822)
• Planaxis lineatus (da Costa, 1778): synonym of Angiola fasciata (da Costa, 1778)
• Planaxis lineolata Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius cuvierii (Payraudeau, 1826)
• Planaxis lineolata Gould, 1849: synonym of Angiola punctostriata (E. A. Smith, 1872)
• Planaxis lineolatus Gould, 1849:^[4] synonym of Angiola punctostriata (E. A. Smith, 1872)
• Planaxis longispira E.A. Smith, 1872: synonym of Angiola longispira (E.A. Smith, 1872)
• Planaxis loques Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius cuvierii (Payraudeau, 1826)
• Planaxis mamillata Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius nitidus (Jeffreys, 1867)
• Planaxis menkeanus Dunker, 1862: synonym of Planaxis sulcatus (Born, 1778)
• Planaxis molliana Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius cuvierii (Payraudeau, 1826)
• Planaxis mollis G. B. Sowerby I, 1823: synonym of Hinea brasiliana (Lamarck, 1822)
• Planaxis nicobaricus Frauenfeld, 1866: synonym of Planaxis niger Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
• Planaxis niger Quoy & Gaimard, 1833:^[5] synonym of Supplanaxis niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
• Planaxis nigra [sic] : synonym of Planaxis niger Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
• Planaxis nigritella Forbes, 1852: synonym of Planaxis obsoletus Menke, 1851
• Planaxis nucleus (Bruguière, 1789): synonym of Supplanaxis nucleus (Bruguière, 1789)
• Planaxis obscura A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Planaxis sulcatus (Born, 1778)
• Planaxis olivacea Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius corniculum (Olivi, 1792)
• Planaxis piliger Philippi, 1849: synonym of Holcostoma piliger (Philippi, 1849)
• Planaxis punctorostratus: synonym of Angiola punctostriata (E. A. Smith, 1872)
• Planaxis punctostriata Smith, 1872: synonym of Angiola punctostriata (Smith E.A., 1872)
• Planaxis raricosta Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius corniculum (Olivi, 1792)
• Planaxis riparia Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius cuvierii (Payraudeau, 1826)
• Planaxis rosacea Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius incrassatus (Strøm, 1768)
• Planaxis similis E. A. Smith, 1872: synonym of Planaxis niger Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
• Planaxis tenuis Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius cuvierii (Payraudeau, 1826)
• Planaxis trifasciata Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius corniculum (Olivi, 1792)
• Planaxis turulosa Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius turulosus (Risso, 1826)
• Planaxis undulata Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Planaxis sulcatus (Born, 1778)

References

1. Planaxis .  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 April 2012.
2. Planaxis savignyi Deshayes, 1844.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
3. Planaxis sulcatus (Born, 1791).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
4. Planaxis lineolatus Gould, 1849.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
5. Planaxis niger Quoy & Gaimard, 1833.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.

External links

• Nomenclator Zoologicus info
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213