Psilaxis
Genus of gastropods
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Psilaxis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.[1]
| Psilaxis | |
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| An empty shell of Psilaxis oxytropis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Infraclass: | "Lower Heterobranchia" |
| Superfamily: | Architectonicoidea |
| Family: | Architectonicidae |
| Genus: | Psilaxis Woodring, 1928 |
Species
Species within the genus Psilaxis include:
- Psilaxis clertoni Tenório, Barros, Francisco & Silva, 2011
- Psilaxis krebsii (Mörch, 1875)
- Psilaxis oxytropis (A. Adams, 1855)
- Psilaxis radiatus (Röding, 1798)
