''Spirolaxis'' is a
genus of
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the
family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Spirolaxis Monterosato, 1913. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137668 on 2022-06-20]
Species
* ''
Spirolaxis argonauta''
Bieler, 1993
* ''
Spirolaxis centrifuga
''Spirolaxis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snail ...
''
(Monterosato, 1890)
* ''
Spirolaxis clenchi''
Jaume & Borro, 1946
* † ''
Spirolaxis cohaerentia''
Laws, 1944
* ''
Spirolaxis cornuammonis''
(Melvill & Standen, 1903)
* ''
Spirolaxis cornuarietis''
Bieler, 1993
* ''
Spirolaxis exornatus''
Bieler, 1993
* ''
Spirolaxis lamellifer''
(Rehder, 1935)
* ''
Spirolaxis rotulacatharinea''
(Melvill & Standen, 1903)
;Synonyms:
* ''Spirolaxis macandrewi''
(Iredale,1911 ): synonym of ''Spirolaxis centrifuga''
(Monterosato, 1890)
References
* Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
External links
Monterosato, T. A. di. (1913). Note on the genus Pseudomalaxis, Fischer, and descriptions of a new species and sub-genus. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 10(6): 362-363Rehder H.A. 1935. New Caribbean marine shells. The Nautilus, 48: 127-130Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
Architectonicidae
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