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Planaxidae

Gastropoda - Planaxidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Planaxidae Gray
1988Planaxidae Ponder and Warén p. 295
1995Planaxidae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 157
1998Planaxidae Beesley p. 722
2001Planaxidae Todd
2005Planaxidae Bouchet et al. p. 249
2017Planaxidae Bouchet et al. p. 342

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyPlanaxidaeGray 1850
familyPlanaxidaeGray 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.

Fm. Planaxidae Gray 1850
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G. †Angiola Dall 1926
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†Angiola fasciata Pease 1868
G. †Fissilabia Macgillivray 1836
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Invalid names: Quoyia Gray 1839 [synonym]
Subfm. Fossarinae Adams 1860
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G. †Amplostoma Stoliczka 1868
G. Couthouyia Adams 1860
G. †Cymenorytis Cossmann 1988
G. Fossarus Philippi 1841
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Subg. †Fossarus (Isapsis) Adams and Adams
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†Fossarus (Isapsis) bolivarensis Clark and Durham 1946
Fossarus ambiguus Linnaeus 1758
†Fossarus barkeri Hanna 1924
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Invalid names: Fossarus dalli Anderson and Martin 1914 [replaced]
G. †Larinopsis Gatliff 1916
G. †Medoriopsis Cossmann 1888
G. †Micreschara Cossmann 1891
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Subg. †Micreschara (Naridista) Laws 1939
G. †Postalia Oppenheim 1896
G. †Vouastia Raspail 1909
G. Zeradina Finlay 1926
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Subg. †Zeradina (Naridista) Laws 1939
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G. †Hinea Gray 1847
G. †Leioplanaxis Lozouet and Maestrati 1994
G. †Orthochilus Cossmann 1889
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
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Herbivore on rock, rubble or coral substrates according to Todd (2001).f
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 Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Holocene or 121.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 119.57 Ma

Collections (102 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Fossarus munitus (235315)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France Fossarus delpayes (58379)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Fossarus besairiei (86497)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar Fossarus besairiei (98230 98244)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Madagascar (Mahajanga) Fossarus besairiei (86503)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Fossarus carinatus, Fossarus granosus (6280)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Micreschara sp. (4277)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Maryland) Medoriopsis marylandica (83135)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Nigeria Planaxis africana (7791)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Mexico (Baja California) Planaxis n. sp(?) (220401)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Texas) Postalia americana (7788 7789 83950 84337)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Centre) Couthouyia douvillei (178085)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Picardie) Medoriopsis loveni (178083)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Cymenorytis cliona (8125) Fossarus sp., Cymenorytis cliona (8124)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Medoriopsis effusa (171526)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Postalia americanae (205520 205533)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Picardie) Planaxis fischeri (178155)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Oise) Micreschara decussata, Micreschara sp. (3494)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Colombia Actaeon quercollis (88278)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Colombia (Bolivar) Fossarus bolivarensis (3312)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Postalia sp. (10703)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (New Jersey) Fossarus dalli (59336) Fossarus lyra, Fossarus dalli (59335)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Austria Fossarus costatus (77622 77624)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Fossarus dalli (237345)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Couthouyia roberti (62899)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (Auckland) Zeradina aculeata, Zeradina n. sp., Zeradina jocelynae (84915)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Fossarus chipolanus (42250) Fossarus florius (42482)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Fossarus costatus (178108)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Fossarus costatus (74868)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Zeradina suteri, Zeradina concinna (67897)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Centre) Fossarus costatus (179581)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Indonesia Planaxis densestriatus (70086)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland Couthouyia sp., Fossarus costatus, Fossarus sp. (70539)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Couthouyia brandenburgi, Couthouyia roberti, Medoriopsis detrita, Fossarus costatus (38823)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Austria Fossarus costatus (74650 74652 74653 74656)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Florida) Fossarus florius (42692 42870 42886 42892 111204 136943)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Fossarus dalli (79756)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Fossarus anomalis (60416) Fossarus anomalus (60414)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) Planaxis sondeianus (45344)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela Fossarus sp. (131241)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Huelva) Fossarus costatus (71916)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Costa Rica Fossaridae indet. (124265)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Virginia) Fossarus lura (78267) Fossarus lyra (78262 78265 78269)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia Planaxis decollatus (70084)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Fossarus comptus, Fossarus sp. (69093) Fossarus mundulus, Fossarus comptus (69090) Planaxis ame, Fossarus sp., Fossarus mundulus, Fossarus comptus (58522)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Planaxis nucleus (131210)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Italy Fossarus costatus (178457 178779)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Venezuela (Sucre) Planaxis nucleus (41556)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Eritrea Planaxis griseum (101415 101417)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco Fossarus costatus, Fossarus ambiguus (127581)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (Western Australia) Hinea brasileana (63354)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Couthouyia kerensis (78043)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Planaxis sulcatus (107972 192720 201413)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Azores) Fossarus ambiguus (128470)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Planaxis lineatus (80408)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal Fossarus ambiguus (122244 122283 122284 122285 122286 122287 122288 122289 122290 122291 122292)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Eritrea Planaxis griseum (101543)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia Angiola sp., Angiola fasciata (194003)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Fossarus angiostoma, Fossarus atratus, Fossarus sp. (96867)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil Fossarus florius (72116 72117 72118 72120 72121 72122)