| Pinaxia | |
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| Pinaxia versicolor | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Rapaninae |
| Genus: | Pinaxia Adams & Adams, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Pinaxia coronata A. Adams, 1853 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Pinaxia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]
The shell is conical. The spire is short and acute . The aperture is oval-oblong, emarginate anteriorly. The inner lip is flattened, with several transverse plaits in the middle. The outer lip is acute and grooved internally. [2]
Species within the genus Pinaxia include:
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Anadema is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.
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Chorus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Cronia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Rapa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Trochia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Vexilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Macron is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs unassigned in the superfamily Buccinoidea.
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Northia is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Photinae of the family Nassariidae.
Viana is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Helicinidae.
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Graphicomassa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae.
Taphon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.
Caesia is a genus of sea snails in the subfamily Nassariinae of the family Nassariidae.
Callianax is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Olivellinae of the family Olividae, the olives.
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