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:
- Psilaxis clertoni Tenório, Barros, Francisco & Silva, 2011
- Psilaxis krebsii (Mörch, 1875)
- Psilaxis oxytropis (A. Adams, 1855)
- Psilaxis radiatus (Röding, 1798)
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
- 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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