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Supplanaxis

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Supplanaxis
Shell of Supplanaxis leyteensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Planaxidae
Genus: Supplanaxis
Thiele, 1929
Type species
Buccinum nucleus Bruguière, 1789
Synonyms[1]
  • Planaxis (Proplanaxis) Thiele, 1929
  • Planaxis (Supplanaxis) Thiele, 1929

Supplanaxis is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Planaxinae of the family Planaxidae.[1]

Species

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Species within the genus Supplanaxis include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Supplanaxis abbreviatus (Pease, 1865): synonym of Supplanaxis niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  • Supplanaxis acuta [sic] : synonym of Supplanaxis acutus (Krauss, 1848)

References

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  1. ^ a b Supplanaxis. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ Supplanaxis nucleus (Bruguière, 1789). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  • Thiele, J. (1929-1935). Handbuch der systematischen Weichtierkunde. Jena, Gustav Fischer, 1154 pp