Periaulax Explained

Periaulax is an extinct genus of gastropods in the family Trochidae.

Species

Species in the genus Periaulax include:

• Periaulax rimosus^[1]
• Periaulax tsheganica Amitrov, 2010 - It existed in what is now Kazakhstan during the Eocene period.^[2]

It formerly contained the species Periaulax spiratus, which is currently recognized as Margarites spiratus.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Kollmann H. A. & Odin G. S. (2001) "Chapter D2 Gastropods from the Upper Cretaceous geological site at Tercis les Bains (SW France)".Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy 19: 437-451. .
2. Amitrov O. (2010). "Gastropods of rare families from the Tshegan Formation of Kazakhstan". Paleontological Journal 44(4): 384-390. .
3. (1984). Annales de la Société royale zoologique de Belgique, Published by the Society 114-116: 316.