Spirolaxis

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Spirolaxis
Spirolaxis centrifuga (MNHN-IM-2012-39197).jpeg
Shell of Spirolaxis centrifuga (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Architectonicoidea
Family: Architectonicidae
Genus: Spirolaxis
Monterosato, 1913
Type species
Spirolaxis centrifuga(Monterosato, 1890)
Synonyms
  • AguayodiscusJaume & Borro, 1946
  • PaurodiscusRehder, 1935
  • Pseudomalaxis (Paurodiscus)Rehder, 1935
  • Pseudomalaxis (Spirolaxis)Monterosato, 1913 (original rank as subgenus)
  • Spirolaxis (Aguayodiscus)Jaume & Borro, 1946

Spirolaxis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials. [1]

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References

  1. 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