Psilaxis radiatus

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| image_caption = Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia

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| genus = Psilaxis

| species = radiatus

| authority = (Röding, 1798)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.

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|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

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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.MolluscaBase (2018). [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=585885 Psilaxis radiatus (Röding, 1798).] Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-11-03.

Description

Psilaxis radiatus has a shell that reaches 26 mm.Hardy, E., 2018. [http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_1414.shtml Psilaxis radiatus (Röding, 1798)] Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods (& Near Classes), accessed 2018-11-03.

Distribution

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.GBIF, 2018. [https://www.gbif.org/species/4611716 Psilaxis radiatus (Röding, 1798)]

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