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Family: Planaxidae grooved snails



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33 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
 
Angiola brasiliana
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Angiola fasciata
[Gastropods]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Atlantic Ocean.
Max. Length 1 cm DL
Angiola lineata (da Costa, 1778)

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Angiola lineata
[Dwarf Atlantic planaxis]
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Angiola punctostriata
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Fissilabia decollata
[Decollate planaxis]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Fossarus ambiguus
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Fossarus bellus
[Beautiful fossarus]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Fossarus compactus
[Compact fossarus]
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Fossarus cumingii
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Fossarus dentifer
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Fossarus elegans
[Elegant fossarus]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Fossarus fischeri
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Fossarus garrettii
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Fossarus laeviusculus
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Fossarus lamellosus
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Fossarus multicostatus
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Fossarus orbignyi
[Orbigny's fossarus]
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Fossarus trochlearis
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Fossarus tuberculosus
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Hinea akuana
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Hinea brasiliana
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Hinea inepta
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Hinea lineata
[Dwarf planaxis]
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Hinea zonata
[]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Lissospira ornata
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Planaxis buccineus
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Max. Length 1.5 cm ShH
 
Planaxis niger
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic

Planaxis nucleus (Bruguiere, 1789)

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Planaxis nucleus
[Black Atlantic planaxis]
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Planaxis obsoletus
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Planaxis savignyi
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 3 cm SHL
Planaxis sulcatus (Born, 1780)

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Planaxis sulcatus
[Sulcate planaxis]
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Planaxis suturalis
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Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Supplanaxis nucleus
[Black planaxis]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Angiola brasiliana Indo-Pacific. 1.8 DL 1822
Angiola fasciata Gastropods Pacific Ocean. Tropical 1868
Angiola lineata Dwarf Atlantic planaxis Atlantic Ocean. 1 DL 1778
Angiola punctostriata Mediterranean Sea. 1872
Fissilabia decollata Decollate planaxis Western Pacific. 1834
Fossarus ambiguus Southeast Atlantic, Medit 0.4 DL 1758
Fossarus bellus Beautiful fossarus Western Central Atlantic 0.4 DL 1889
Fossarus compactus Compact fossarus Western Central Atlantic 0.2 DL 1889
Fossarus cumingii Eastern Pacific. Tropica 1855
Fossarus dentifer Eastern Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1890
Fossarus elegans Elegant fossarus North America. 0.5 DL 1882
Fossarus fischeri Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1877
Fossarus garrettii Eastern Central Pacific 1868
Fossarus laeviusculus Eastern Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1890
Fossarus lamellosus Northwest Pacific 1861
Fossarus multicostatus Eastern Central Pacific 1860
Fossarus orbignyi Orbigny's fossarus Western Atlantic. 1864
Fossarus trochlearis Indo-West Pacific. 1855
Fossarus tuberculosus Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1842
Hinea akuana Pacific Ocean 1980
Hinea brasiliana Pacific Ocean. 1822
Hinea inepta Western Central Pacific 1861
Hinea lineata Dwarf planaxis Western Central Atlantic 1778
Hinea zonata Eastern Central Pacific 1853
Lissospira ornata Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1884
Planaxis buccineus Western Atlantic. 1853
Planaxis niger Indo-West Pacific. 1.5 ShH 1834
Planaxis nucleus Black Atlantic planaxis Western Central Atlantic 1789
Planaxis obsoletus Southeast Pacific 1851
Planaxis savignyi Western Indian Ocean and 1844
Planaxis sulcatus Sulcate planaxis Indo-West Pacific. 3 SHL 1780
Planaxis suturalis Eastern Central Pacific 1872
Supplanaxis nucleus Black planaxis Western Central Atlantic. 1.7 DL 1789



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