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Species List for Genus: Psilaxis
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass) > Architectonicoidea (Superfamily) > Architectonicidae (Family) > Psilaxis (Genus)

  • Genus: Psilaxis

  • Psilaxis oxytropis (A. Adams, 1855)
    Width 17mm, Height 12mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic, Larger protoconch than Psilaxis radiatus
    Indo-West Pacific. Kermadec Islands, Middlesex and King Banks, Three Kings Islands, off Cape Reinga, and north-eastern North Island as far south-east as Ranfurly Bank, from 0-246m
  • Psilaxis radiatus (Röding, 1798)
    Width 16mm
    Marine
    Northland east coast. Also Indo-Pacific from South Africa and the Red Sea to Hawaii and Marquesas
NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil