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Planaxinae

Gastropoda - Planaxidae

Taxonomy
Planaxinae was named by Gray (1850). It is extant. Its type is Planaxis.

It was assigned to Planaxidae by Bouchet et al. (2005) and Bouchet et al. (2017).

Subtaxa
Planaxis (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Planaxinae Gray
2005Planaxinae Bouchet et al. p. 249
2017Planaxinae Bouchet et al. p. 342

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyPlanaxidaeGray 1850
subfamilyPlanaxinaeGray 1850
subfamilyPlanaxinaeGray 1850

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.

Subfm. Planaxinae Gray 1850
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G. Planaxis Lamarck 1822
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Planaxis africana Adegoke 1977
Planaxis brasilianus Lamarck 1822
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Invalid names: Planaxis mollis Sowerby 1823 [synonym]
Planaxis decollatus Quoy 1834
Planaxis sulcatus Born 1780
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:13:30
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:13:49
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 61.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Nigeria Planaxis africana (7791)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mexico (Baja California) Planaxis n. sp(?) (220401)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Picardie) Planaxis fischeri (178155)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Planaxis densestriatus (70086)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) Planaxis sondeianus (45344)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Planaxis nucleus (131210)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia Planaxis decollatus (70084)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Planaxis ame (58522)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Venezuela (Sucre) Planaxis nucleus (41556)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Eritrea Planaxis griseum (101415 101417)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Planaxis lineatus (80408)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Eritrea Planaxis griseum (101543)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Planaxis sulcatus (107972 192720 201413)