Psilaxis radiatus

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Psilaxis radiatus
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Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
informal group Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily:
Architectonicoidea
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 mollusk 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)


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