Psilaxis

Genus of gastropods


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::summary Genus of gastropods ::

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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:

References

  • 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.

References

  1. 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

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