Spirolaxis clenchi

Spirolaxis clenchi

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: —
Family: Architectonicidae

Spirolaxis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials. Description (Original description) The shell is discoidal; its whorls are quadrangular, detached, and solute. Species Spirolaxis argonauta Bieler, 1993 Spirolaxis centrifuga (Monterosato, 1890) Spirolaxis clenchi Jaume & Borro, 1946 † Spirolaxis cohaerentia Laws, 1944 Spirolaxis cornuammonis (Melvill & Standen, 1903) Spirolaxis cornuarietis Bieler, 1993 Spirolaxis exornatus Bieler, 1993 Spirolaxis lamellifer (Rehder, 1935) Spirolaxis rotulacatharinea…

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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Spirolaxis clenchi

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