Pinaxia

Pinaxia
Pinaxia versicolor
Scientific classification
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]
Conothais Kuroda, 1930 Thais (Pinaxia)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Pinaxia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. ^[1]

Description

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

Species within the genus Pinaxia include:

• Pinaxia coronata (H. Adams, 1853) ^[3]
• Pinaxia versicolor (Gray, 1839) ^[4]

References

1. Pinaxia A. & A. Adams, 1853 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
2. Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
3. Pinaxia coronata (H. Adams, 1853) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
4. Pinaxia versicolor (Gray, 1839) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.

• Claremont, M., Vermeij, G. J., Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 66: 91–102

External links

• Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls