Psilaxis
| Psilaxis | |
|---|---|
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| An empty shell of Psilaxis oxytropis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Infraclass: | "Lower Heterobranchia" |
| Superfamily: | Architectonicoidea |
| Family: | Architectonicidae |
| Genus: | Psilaxis Woodring, 1928 |
Psilaxis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.
Species
Species within the genus Psilaxis include:
- Psilaxis clertoni Tenório, Barros, Francisco & Silva, 2011
- Psilaxis krebsii (Mörch, 1875)
- Psilaxis oxytropis (A. Adams, 1855)
- Psilaxis radiatus (Röding, 1798)
References
- ↑ Bieler, R. (2012). Psilaxis Woodring, 1928. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224360 on 2012-06-29
- Bieler R. (1993). Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (NF) 30: 1-376 [15 December]. page(s): 116
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Psilaxis.
- Woodring, W.P. (1928). "Miocene mollusks from Bowden, Jamaica. 2. Gastropods and discussion of results". Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication. 385 (VII): 158. Retrieved 26 June 2024.