WoRMS taxon details
Omalaxis Deshayes, 1832 †
491696 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:491696)
accepted
Genus
Solarium disjunctum Lamarck, 1804 † accepted as Omalaxis disjunctus (Lamarck, 1804) † (type by original designation)
Bifrontia Deshayes, 1832 † · unaccepted (unnecessary substitute name for...)
unnecessary substitute name for Omalaxis
Homalaxis P. Fischer, 1885 · unaccepted (unjustified emendation of...)
unjustified emendation of Omalaxis
- Species Omalaxis bifrons (Lamarck, 1804) †
- Species Omalaxis brusseliensis Glibert, 1985 †
- Species Omalaxis conoideus (Cossmann, 1882) †
- Species Omalaxis deshayesii (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) †
- Species Omalaxis disjunctus (Lamarck, 1804) †
- Species Omalaxis helicoides (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902) †
- Species Omalaxis laudunensis (Defrance, 1828) †
- Species Omalaxis serratus (Deshayes, 1832) †
- Species Omalaxis spiratus (de Raincourt, 1876) †
- Species Omalaxis amoena Murdoch & Suter, 1906 accepted as Pseudotorinia amoena (Murdoch & Suter, 1906) (superseded combination)
- Species Omalaxis exquisita Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901 accepted as Omalaxis exquisitus Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901 accepted as Spirolaxis centrifuga (Monterosato, 1890) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Omalaxis exquisitus Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901 accepted as Spirolaxis centrifuga (Monterosato, 1890) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Omalaxis funiculus (Dall, 1892) accepted as Vitrinella funiculus (Dall, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Omalaxis lirata A. E. Verrill, 1882 accepted as Circulus liratus (A. E. Verrill, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Omalaxis meridionalis Hedley, 1903 accepted as Pseudomalaxis meridionalis (Hedley, 1903) (superseded combination)
- Species Omalaxis nobilis A. E. Verrill, 1885 accepted as Pseudomalaxis zanclaeus (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Omalaxis planus P. Marshall, 1917 † accepted as Wangaloa plana (P. Marshall, 1917) † (superseded combination)
- Species Omalaxis radiata Hedley, 1907 accepted as Lissotesta radiata (Hedley, 1907) (superseded combination)
- Species Omalaxis sarsi K. J. Bush, 1897 accepted as Orbitestella sarsi (K. J. Bush, 1897) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Omalaxis supranitida (S. V. Wood, 1848) sensu G. O. Sars, 1878 accepted as Orbitestella sarsi (K. J. Bush, 1897) (misapplication)
- Species Omalaxis singleyi Aldrich, 1890 † (uncertain)
marine
fossil only
Deshayes, G. P. (1832). Omalaxe. <i>Omalaxis</i>. <em>In: Encyclopédie méthodique: Histoire naturelle des Vers. Paris.</em> 3: 659., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33702302
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Omalaxis Deshayes, 1832 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491696 on 2025-07-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Deshayes, G. P. (1832). Omalaxe. <i>Omalaxis</i>. <em>In: Encyclopédie méthodique: Histoire naturelle des Vers. Paris.</em> 3: 659., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33702302
page(s): p. 659. [details]
original description (of Bifrontia Deshayes, 1832 †) Deshayes, G. P. (1824-1837). <i>Description des coquilles fossiles des environs de Paris</i>. Paris, published by the author. Vol 1 (Bivalvia): pp. 1-80, pls 1-11 [1824], 81-170, pls 12-29 [1825], 171-238, pls 30-36 [1829], 239-322, pls 37-46 [1830], 323-392 [1832]; vol. 2: pp. 1-80, pls 1-8 [1824], 81-146, pls 9-17 [1825], 147-290, pls 18-40 [1832], 291-426, pls 41-61 [1833], 427-498, pls 62-78 [1834], 499-780, pls 79-106 [1835], 781-814 [1837]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/52303 [details]
page(s): p. 659. [details]
original description (of Bifrontia Deshayes, 1832 †) Deshayes, G. P. (1824-1837). <i>Description des coquilles fossiles des environs de Paris</i>. Paris, published by the author. Vol 1 (Bivalvia): pp. 1-80, pls 1-11 [1824], 81-170, pls 12-29 [1825], 171-238, pls 30-36 [1829], 239-322, pls 37-46 [1830], 323-392 [1832]; vol. 2: pp. 1-80, pls 1-8 [1824], 81-146, pls 9-17 [1825], 147-290, pls 18-40 [1832], 291-426, pls 41-61 [1833], 427-498, pls 62-78 [1834], 499-780, pls 79-106 [1835], 781-814 [1837]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/52303 [details]
