Psilaxis radiatus

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Psilaxis radiatus
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Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Architectonicidae
Genus: Psilaxis
Species:
P. radiatus
Binomial name
Psilaxis radiatus
(Röding, 1798) [1]
Synonyms
  • Architectonica radiataRöding, 1798
  • Philippia layardiA. Adams, 1855
  • Philippia radiata(Röding, 1798)
  • Philippia stipatorIredale, 1931
  • Solarium (Philippia) cingulum(Kiener, 1839)
  • Solarium (Philippia) cingulum var. subconcolorMartens, 1880
  • Solarium (Philippia) hybridum var. australisHanley, 1863
  • Solarium (Philippia) hybridum var. undatumHanley, 1863
  • Solarium cingulumKiener, 1839
  • Solarium kowiensisW. H. Turton, 1932

Psilaxis radiatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Architectonicidae, which are known as the staircase shells or sundials. [2]

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Description

Psilaxis radiatus has a shell that reaches 26 mm. [3]

Distribution

This species can be found in the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and South Africa via Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and eastern Australia to Hawaii. [4]

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References

  1. Röding P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Fried. Bolten M. D. p. d. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia et multivalvia.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Psilaxis radiatus (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-11-03.
  3. Hardy, E., 2018. Psilaxis radiatus (Röding, 1798) Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods (& Near Classes), accessed 2018-11-03.
  4. GBIF, 2018. Psilaxis radiatus (Röding, 1798)