Planaxis
Encyclopedia
Planaxis is a genus
of small sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Planaxidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Planaxidae
Planaxidae
Planaxidae, common name planaxids, are a taxonomic family of small and minute sea snails, pantropical marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.- Taxonomy :...
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Species
Species within the genus Planaxis include:- Planaxis lineolatusPlanaxis lineolatusPlanaxis lineolatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae....
Gould, 1849 - Planaxis nigerPlanaxis nigerPlanaxis niger is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae....
Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 - Planaxis punctorostratusPlanaxis punctorostratusPlanaxis punctorostratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae....
- Planaxis savignyiPlanaxis savignyiPlanaxis savignyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae....
Deshayes, 1844 - Planaxis sulcatusPlanaxis sulcatusPlanaxis sulcatus, common name the tropical periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae....
(Born, 1791)