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Planaxis
Taxonomy
Planaxis was named by Lamarck (1822) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 705]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Planaxinae.
It was assigned to Planaxidae by Weisbord (1962), Adegoke (1977), Wilson (1993); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Planaxinae by Bouchet et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Planaxidae by Weisbord (1962), Adegoke (1977), Wilson (1993); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Planaxinae by Bouchet et al. (2005).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1822 | Planaxis Lamarck |
| 1962 | Planaxis Weisbord p. 167 |
| 1977 | Planaxis Adegoke p. 113 |
| 1993 | Planaxis Wilson p. 131 |
| 2002 | Planaxis Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Planaxis Bouchet et al. pp. 133, 249 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Planaxis Lamarck 1822
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Subg. Planaxis (Supplanaxis)
†Planaxis africana Adegoke 1977
†Planaxis decollatus Quoy 1834
†Planaxis sulcatus Born 1780
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 61.66000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma
Collections (16 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selandian | Nigeria | P. africana (7791) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene | Mexico (Baja California) | P. n. sp(?) (220401) | |
| Bartonian | France (Picardie) | P. fischeri (178155) | |
| Middle Miocene | Indonesia | P. densestriatus (70086) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Indonesia (Java) | P. sondeianus (45344) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Venezuela | P. nucleus (131210) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Indonesia | P. decollatus (70084) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Jamaica | P. ame (58522) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Venezuela (Sucre) | P. nucleus (41556) | |
| Pleistocene | Eritrea | P. griseum (101415 101417) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Saudi Arabia | P. sulcatus (107972 192720 201413) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Jamaica | P. lineatus (80408) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Eritrea | P. griseum (101543) |