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Family: Planaxidae grooved snails (See list of species below)

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29 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Angiola fasciata
[Gastropods]


Angiola lineata
[Dwarf Atlantic planaxis]
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Angiola punctostriata
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Fissilabia decollata
[Decollate planaxis]
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Fossarus ambiguus
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Fossarus bellus
[Beautiful fossarus]
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Fossarus compactus
[Compact fossarus]
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Fossarus cumingii
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Fossarus dentifer
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Fossarus elegans
[Elegant fossarus]
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Fossarus fischeri
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Fossarus garrettii
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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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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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Planaxis niger
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Planaxis obsoletus
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Planaxis savignyi
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Planaxis sulcatus
[Sulcate planaxis]
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Planaxis suturalis
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Supplanaxis nucleus
[Black planaxis]
29 Species of Family Planaxidae
(grooved snails)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Angiola fasciata Gastropods Pacific Ocean. Tropical
Angiola lineata Dwarf Atlantic planaxis Atlantic Ocean. 1 DL
Angiola punctostriata Mediterranean Sea.
Fissilabia decollata Decollate planaxis Western Pacific.
Fossarus ambiguus Southeast Atlantic, Medit 0.35 DL
Fossarus bellus Beautiful fossarus Western Central Atlantic 0.35 DL
Fossarus compactus Compact fossarus Western Central Atlantic 0.23 DL
Fossarus cumingii Eastern Pacific. Tropica
Fossarus dentifer Eastern Atlantic. 0.2 DL
Fossarus elegans Elegant fossarus North America. 0.53 DL
Fossarus fischeri Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL
Fossarus garrettii Eastern Central Pacific
Fossarus laeviusculus Eastern Atlantic. 0.33 DL
Fossarus lamellosus Northwest Pacific
Fossarus multicostatus Eastern Central Pacific
Fossarus orbignyi Orbigny's fossarus Western Atlantic.
Fossarus trochlearis Indo-West Pacific.
Fossarus tuberculosus Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL
Hinea akuana Pacific Ocean
Hinea brasiliana Pacific Ocean.
Hinea inepta Western Central Pacific
Hinea lineata Dwarf planaxis Western Central Atlantic
Hinea zonata Eastern Central Pacific
Planaxis niger Indo-West Pacific. 1.5 ShH
Planaxis obsoletus Southeast Pacific
Planaxis savignyi Western Indian Ocean and
Planaxis sulcatus Sulcate planaxis Indo-West Pacific. 3 SHL
Planaxis suturalis Eastern Central Pacific
Supplanaxis nucleus Black planaxis Western Central Atlantic. 1.7 DL



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