Biology:Latiaxis

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Latiaxis
Latiaxis mawae 5a.jpg
Latiaxis mawae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Coralliophilinae
Genus: Latiaxis
Swainson, 1840[1]
Species

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Latiaxis is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails or coral shells.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Latiaxis include:

Species mentioned in ITIS
  • Latiaxis costatus (Blainville, 1832) - California coralsnail[5]
  • Latiaxis dalli (Emerson and D'Attilio, 1963)[5]
  • Latiaxis juliae Clench and Aquayo, 1939[5]
  • Latiaxis kincaidi Dall, 1919[5]
  • Latiaxis mansfieldi (McGinty, 1940)[5]
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also adds the following species with names in current use
[6]
  • Latiaxis latipinnatus Azuma, 1961
Species from New Zealand
Synonyms

References

  1. Swainson W. J. (1840). Treat. Malacol. 82: 306.
  2. Gofas, S. (2010). Latiaxis Swainson, 1840. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137838 on 2011-03-08
  3. "Latiaxis bernardi". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225373. 
  4. "Latiaxis filiaris". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833055. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Latiaxis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=73517. 
  6. OBIS : Latiaxis
  7. New Zealand Mollusca : Latiaxis lischkeanus
  8. Gofas, S. (2009). Babelomurex cariniferus (Sowerby, 1834). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224954 on 2010-05-16
  9. WoRMS (2009). Latiaxis princeps. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217129 on 2010-05-16
  10. New Zealand Mollusca : Latiaxis wormaldi
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp

Further reading

  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1

Wikidata ☰ Q3171841 entry