Psilaxis radiatus
Appearance
Psilaxis radiatus | |
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Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Family: | Architectonicidae |
Genus: | Psilaxis |
Species: | P. radiatus
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Binomial name | |
Psilaxis radiatus (Röding, 1798)[1]
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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]
Description
[edit]Psilaxis radiatus has a shell that reaches 26 mm.[3]
Distribution
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Psilaxis radiatus (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-11-03.
- ^ Hardy, E., 2018. Psilaxis radiatus (Röding, 1798) Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods (& Near Classes), accessed 2018-11-03.
- ^ GBIF, 2018. Psilaxis radiatus (Röding, 1798)
External links
[edit]- Photos of Psilaxis radiatus on Sealife Collection