Psilaxis radiatus

Psilaxis radiatus
	Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Family:	Architectonicidae
Genus:	Psilaxis
Species:	P. radiatus
Binomial name
	Psilaxis radiatus; (Röding, 1798)
Synonyms
	Architectonica radiata Röding, 1798 ; Philippia layardi A. Adams, 1855 ; Philippia radiata (Röding, 1798) ; Philippia stipator Iredale, 1931 ; Solarium (Philippia) cingulum (Kiener, 1839) ; Solarium (Philippia) cingulum var. subconcolor Martens, 1880 ; Solarium (Philippia) hybridum var. australis Hanley, 1863 ; Solarium (Philippia) hybridum var. undatum Hanley, 1863 ; Solarium cingulum Kiener, 1839 ; Solarium kowiensis W. H. Turton, 1932 ;

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

Psilaxis radiatus has a shell that reaches 26 mm.^[3]

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]

^ 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)

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