Psilaxis Woodring 1928 (snail)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae

Alternative spellings: Architectonica (Psilaxis), Philippia (Psilaxis)

Parent taxon: Architectonicidae according to J. A. Todd 2001

See also Gardner 1947, Ladd 1972 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acutitectonica, Architectonica, Basisulcata, Calodisculus, Dinaxis, Discotectonica, Disculus, Eosolarium, Granosolarium, Heliacinae, Heliacus, Mangonuia, Margaritella, Patulaxis, Philippia, Pseudomalaxis, Pseudotorinia, Rinaldoconchus, Spirolaxis, Torinia, Torinista, Wangaloa

Subtaxa: Architectonica (Psilaxis) verecunda

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Jamaica (1 collection)

• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1)

• Miocene of Germany (1), the Marshall Islands (2), United States (2: Florida)

Total: 7 collections including 9 occurrences

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