WoRMS taxon details
Planaxidae J. E. Gray, 1850
23097 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:23097)
accepted
Family
- Subfamily Fossarinae A. Adams, 1860
- Genus Anafossarus Iredale, 1936
- Genus Chilkaia Preston, 1915
- Genus Fossarus R. A. Philippi, 1841
- Genus Larinopsis Gatliff & Gabriel, 1916
- Genus Fossar J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Fossarus R. A. Philippi, 1841 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, of Fossarus)
- Genus Maravignia Aradas & Maggiore, 1844 accepted as Fossarus R. A. Philippi, 1841 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Planaxinae J. E. Gray, 1850
- Genus Fissilabia MacGillivray, 1836
- Genus Halotapada Iredale, 1936
- Genus Hinea J. E. Gray, 1847
- Genus Holcostoma H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
- Genus Planaxis Lamarck, 1822
- Genus Simulathena Houbrick, 1992
- Genus Supplanaxis Thiele, 1929
- Genus Angiola Dall, 1926 accepted as Hinea J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Leucostoma Swainson, 1840 accepted as Fissilabia MacGillivray, 1836 (invalid: junior homonym of Leucostoma Meigen, 1803 [Diptera])
- Genus Quoyia J. E. Gray, 1839 accepted as Fissilabia MacGillivray, 1836 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1850). [text]. In: Gray, M. E., <i>Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors</i>. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 4, iv + 219 pp. (August) [Frontispiece (portrait of Mrs. Gray); pp. ii–iv (preface); 1–62 (explanation of plates 1–312 in Volumes 1–3); pp. 63–124 (systematic arrangement of figures); 127–219 (reprint of Gray 1847). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11632090
page(s): 70; note: Original spelling Planaxina. [details]
page(s): 70; note: Original spelling Planaxina. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Planaxidae J. E. Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23097 on 2026-09-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray, J. E. (1850). [text]. In: Gray, M. E., <i>Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors</i>. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 4, iv + 219 pp. (August) [Frontispiece (portrait of Mrs. Gray); pp. ii–iv (preface); 1–62 (explanation of plates 1–312 in Volumes 1–3); pp. 63–124 (systematic arrangement of figures); 127–219 (reprint of Gray 1847). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11632090
page(s): 70; note: Original spelling Planaxina. [details]
basis of record Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 70; note: Original spelling Planaxina. [details]
basis of record Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Houbrick, R. S. (1987). Anatomy, reproductive biology, and phylogeny of the Planaxidae (Cerithiacea: Prosobranchia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 445: 1-57., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/5555 [details]
additional source Strong E.E., Colgan D.J., Healy J.M., Lydeard C., Ponder W.F. & Glaubrecht M. (2011) Phylogeny of the gastropod superfamily Cerithioidea using morphology and molecules. <i>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society</i> 162: 43–89., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00670.x [details]
additional source Strong E.E., Colgan D.J., Healy J.M., Lydeard C., Ponder W.F. & Glaubrecht M. (2011) Phylogeny of the gastropod superfamily Cerithioidea using morphology and molecules. <i>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society</i> 162: 43–89., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00670.x [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
