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Milax J. E. Gray, 1855

818385  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:818385)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Eupulmonata (Superorder)
  9. Stylommatophora (Order)
  10. Helicina (Suborder)
  11. Limacoidei (Infraorder)
  12. Milacidae (Family)
  13. Milax (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Limax gagates Draparnaud, 1801 accepted as Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801) (type by subsequent designation)
Amalia Moquin-Tandon, 1855 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior objective synonym...)  
Invalid: junior objective synonym of Milax
Amalia (Cypria) Simroth, 1910 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Amalia (Pirainea) Lessona & Pollonera, 1882 · unaccepted (original rank)
Cypria Simroth, 1910 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Milax (Micromilax) P. Hesse, 1926 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (Nom. nov. pro Cypria Simroth,...)  
Nom. nov. pro Cypria Simroth, 1910, non Zenker, 1854 [Crustacea]
Milax (Milax) J. E. Gray, 1855 · alternative representation
Sansania Bourguignat, 1881 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Milax aegaeicus Wiktor & Mylonas, 1986
  2. Species Milax altenai Forcart, 1972
  3. Species Milax barypus Bourguignat, 1866
  4. Species Milax caucasicus (Simroth, 1912)
  5. Species Milax crassus (Clessin, 1894) †
  6. Species Milax cyprius (Simroth, 1906)
  7. Species Milax diezi (Clessin, 1894) †
  8. Species Milax eocaenica (Sacco, 1887) †
  9. Species Milax fonyodensis (Lörenthey, 1906) †
  10. Species Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801)
  11. Species Milax gasulli van Regteren Altena, 1974
  12. Species Milax gracilior (F. Sandberger, 1875) †
  13. Species Milax kinkelini (Rzehak, 1893) †
  14. Species Milax lartetii (Dupuy, 1850) †
  15. Species Milax latus (F. E. Edwards, 1852) †
  16. Species Milax lopadusanus Liberto, Corso, R. Viviano, Colomba & Sparacio, 2017
  17. Species Milax lorentheyi (Gaál, 1910) †
  18. Species Milax monstruosus Wiktor, 1986
  19. Species Milax nigricans (R. A. Philippi, 1836)
  20. Species Milax ochraceus (Bérenguier, 1900)
  21. Species Milax oppoliensis (Andreae, 1904) †
  22. Species Milax parvulus Wiktor, 1968
  23. Species Milax riedeli Wiktor, 1986
  24. Species Milax sandbergeri (Clessin, 1885) †
  25. Species Milax verrucosus Wiktor, 1969
  26. Subgenus Milax (Macrothylacus) H. Wagner, 1930 accepted as Tandonia Lessona & Pollonera, 1882 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  27. Subgenus Milax (Micromilax) P. Hesse, 1926 accepted as Milax J. E. Gray, 1855 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Nom. nov. pro Cypria Simroth, 1910, non Zenker, 1854 [Crustacea])
  28. Subgenus Milax (Promilax) H. Wagner, 1930 accepted as Prolimax Simroth, 1906 accepted as Gigantomilax O. Boettger, 1883 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  29. Subgenus Milax (Subamalia) Pollonera, 1887 accepted as Tandonia Lessona & Pollonera, 1882 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Milax (Subamalia) athenensis H. Wagner, 1931 accepted as Tandonia cretica (Simroth, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    2. Species Milax (Subamalia) fejervaryi H. Wagner, 1929 accepted as Tandonia fejervaryi (H. Wagner, 1929) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
    3. Species Milax (Subamalia) scyrius H. Wagner, 1931 accepted as Tandonia cretica (Simroth, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    4. Species Milax (Subamalia) strandi H. Wagner, 1934 accepted as Tandonia strandi (H. Wagner, 1934) accepted as Tandonia cretica (Simroth, 1884)
    5. Species Milax (Subamalia) taygeticus H. Wagner, 1931 accepted as Tandonia cretica (Simroth, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    6. Species Milax (Subamalia) totevi Wiktor, 1975 accepted as Tandonia totevi (Wiktor, 1975) (original combination)
  30. Subgenus Milax (Tandonia) Lessona & Polloners, 1882 accepted as Tandonia Lessona & Pollonera, 1882 (superseded generic combination)
    1. Species Milax (Tandonia) pinteri Wiktor, 1975 accepted as Tandonia pinteri (Wiktor, 1975) (original combination)
  31. Species Milax antipodarum L. Pfeiffer & J. E. Gray, 1855 accepted as Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801)
  32. Species Milax atratus Mabille, 1868 accepted as Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801)
  33. Species Milax barbarus Mabille, 1869 accepted as Tandonia sowerbyi (A. Férussac, 1823)
  34. Species Milax bojanensis Hudec, 1964 accepted as Milax longipenis bojanensis Hudec, 1964 (basionym)
  35. Species Milax budapestensis (Hazay, 1880) accepted as Tandonia budapestensis (Hazay, 1880) (unaccepted combination)
  36. Species Milax capensis (Krauss, 1848) accepted as Ariopelta capensis (Krauss, 1848) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  37. Species Milax clerxi Rähle, 1977 accepted as Tandonia albanica (Soós, 1924) (synonym)
  38. Species Milax collingei Hesse, 1926 accepted as Tandonia sowerbyi (A. Férussac, 1823)
  39. Species Milax cristatus (Kaleniczenko, 1851) accepted as Tandonia cristata (Kaleniczenko, 1851) (unaccepted combination)
  40. Species Milax croaticus H. Wagner, 1929 accepted as Tandonia croatica (H. Wagner, 1929) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  41. Species Milax emarginatus F. W. Hutton, 1879 accepted as Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801) (junior synonym)
  42. Species Milax gracilis (Rafinesque, 1820) accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774)
  43. Species Milax hewstoni J. G. Cooper, 1872 accepted as Limax gagates Draparnaud, 1801 accepted as Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801) (junior synonym)
  44. Species Milax jablanacensis H. Wagner, 1930 accepted as Tandonia jablanacensis (H. Wagner, 1930) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  45. Species Milax macedonicus Rähle, 1974 accepted as Tandonia macedonica (Rähle, 1974) (original combination)
  46. Species Milax nigricolus Tate, 1881 accepted as Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801) (junior synonym)
  47. Species Milax pageti Forcart, 1972 accepted as Tandonia pageti (Forcart, 1972) (original name)
  48. Species Milax ponsonbyi (Collinge, 1900) accepted as Ariopelta ponsonbyi (Collinge, 1900) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  49. Species Milax rusticus (Millet, 1843) accepted as Tandonia rustica (Millet, 1843) (unaccepted combination)
  50. Species Milax samsunensis Forcart, 1942 accepted as Tandonia samsunensis (Forcart, 1942) (original combination)
  51. Species Milax scaptobius Bourguignat, 1861 accepted as Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801)
  52. Species Milax schleschi H. Wagner, 1930 accepted as Tandonia ehrmanni (Simroth, 1910) (junior synonym)
  53. Species Milax simrothi P. Hesse, 1923 accepted as Tandonia ehrmanni (Simroth, 1910) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  54. Species Milax tasmanicus Tate, 1881 accepted as Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801) (junior synonym)
  55. Subgenus Milax (Milax) J. E. Gray, 1855 represented as Milax J. E. Gray, 1855
    1. Species Milax (Milax) bojanensis Hudec, 1964 accepted as Milax longipenis bojanensis Hudec, 1964 (basionym)
    2. Species Milax (Milax) kusceri H. Wagner, 1931 accepted as Tandonia kusceri (H. Wagner, 1931)
    3. Species Milax (Milax) nigricans (R. A. Philippi, 1836) accepted as Milax nigricans (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (subgenus not accepted)
    4. Species Milax (Milax) serbicus H. Wagner, 1931 accepted as Tandonia serbica (H. Wagner, 1931) (original name)
    5. Species Milax (Milax) gagates (Draparnaud, 1801) represented as Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801)
  56. Species Milax longipenis Grossu & Lupu, 1961 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Gray, J. E. ["descriptions of the species" by L. Pfeiffer]. (1855). <i>Catalogue of Pulmonata or air-breathing Mollusca in the collection of the British Museum, Part I.</i> London: Taylor & Francis. 192 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18487271
page(s): 162, 174 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Milax J. E. Gray, 1855. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818385 on 2025-07-11
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original description Gray, J. E. ["descriptions of the species" by L. Pfeiffer]. (1855). <i>Catalogue of Pulmonata or air-breathing Mollusca in the collection of the British Museum, Part I.</i> London: Taylor & Francis. 192 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18487271
page(s): 162, 174 [details] 

original description (of Amalia Moquin-Tandon, 1855) Moquin-Tandon, A. (1855-1856). Histoire naturelle des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de France, Tome premier (1): i-viii, 1-14 + Atlas: 1-16, pl. 1-9 (12 April 1855); (2): 145-256 + Atlas: 17-32, pl. 10-18 (4 May 1855); (3): 257-416 + Atlas: 33-48, pl. 19-27 (1 August 1855). Tome second (4): i-iii, 1-176 + Atlas: 49-64, pl. 28-36 (10 September 1855); (5): 177-368 + Atlas: 65-80, pl. 37-45 (2 January 1856); (6): 369-646 + Atlas: i-iii, 81-92, pl. 46-54 (9 April 1856). Paris (J.-B. Baillière)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32068638
page(s): 2: 18-19 [details] 

original description (of Sansania Bourguignat, 1881 †) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1881). Histoire malacologique de la Colline de Sansan, précédée d'une notice géologique et suivie d'un apercu climatologique et topographique de Sansan, a l'époque des dépôts de cette colline. <em>Annales des science géologiques.</em> 11 (5): 1-175, pl. 26-34, 1 unnumbered double plate (Vue de lac de Sansan). Paris (G. MASSON)., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4325871/f165.image
page(s): 11 [details] 

original description (of Lallemantia Mabille, 1868) Mabille, J. (1868). Des limaciens européens. <em>Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée.</em> ser. 2, 20: 129-146., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2696363
page(s): 143 [details] 

original description (of Limax (Amalia) Moquin-Tandon, 1855) Moquin-Tandon, A. (1855-1856). Histoire naturelle des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de France, Tome premier (1): i-viii, 1-14 + Atlas: 1-16, pl. 1-9 (12 April 1855); (2): 145-256 + Atlas: 17-32, pl. 10-18 (4 May 1855); (3): 257-416 + Atlas: 33-48, pl. 19-27 (1 August 1855). Tome second (4): i-iii, 1-176 + Atlas: 49-64, pl. 28-36 (10 September 1855); (5): 177-368 + Atlas: 65-80, pl. 37-45 (2 January 1856); (6): 369-646 + Atlas: i-iii, 81-92, pl. 46-54 (9 April 1856). Paris (J.-B. Baillière)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32068638
page(s): 19 [details] 

original description (of Amalia (Pirainea) Lessona & Pollonera, 1882) Lessona, M.; Pollonera, C. (1882). <i>Monografia dei limacidi italiani</i>. 82 pp., pl. 1-3. Torino (Ermanno Loescher).
page(s): 57 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Amalia (Cypria) Simroth, 1910) Simroth, H. (1910). Die Landnacktschnecken der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. In: Drygalski, E. von (ed.). <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 im Auftrage des Reichsamtes des Inneren. Band 12 [= Zoologie, 4] (3).</em> 137-180, pl. 21. Berlin (Georg Reimer) [October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6967562
page(s): 158 [details] 

original description (of Milax (Micromilax) P. Hesse, 1926) Hesse, P. (1926). Die Nacktschnecken der palaearktischen Region. Abhandlungen des Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 2 (1): 1-152, pl. 1-2. Frankfurt am Main [between 1 May and 1 July].
page(s): 33 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Likharev, I. M.; Wiktor, A. (1980). Slizni fauny SSSR i sopredelnych stran (Gastropoda terrestria nuda). In:. <em>Fauna SSSR, Molljuski.</em> III, 5 [= N.S. 122]: 1-437, pl. 1. Leningrad (Nauka) [10 November]. [The fauna of slugs of the USSR and adjacent countries (Gastropoda terrestria nuda)].
page(s): 357 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cypria) (from synonym Cypria Simroth, 1910)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lallemantia) (from synonym Lallemantia Mabille, 1868)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Milax) 
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To Genbank (from synonym Lallemantia Mabille, 1868)
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