Harzhauser, Mathias;Landau, Bernard
Spirolaxis
Spirolaxis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- FamilyArchitectonicidae
Habitatmarine
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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.