Spiraxis Explained

Spiraxis is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae.^[1]

Spiraxis is the type genus of family Spiraxidae.

Species

Some species belonging to this genus are:

• Spiraxis nitidus pittieri Martens, 1898 ^[2]
• Spiraxis paulisculpta Rehder, 1942
• Spiraxis scalella Martens, 1898

Notes and References

1. Thompson . F. G. . Four species of land snails from Costa Rica and Panama (Pulmonata: Spiraxidae) . . 58 . 1 . 195–202 . 2010 . 20411717 . 10.15517/rbt.v58i1.5204. free . PDF .
2. Barrientos. Zaidett. 2003. Lista de especies de moluscos terrestres (Archaeogastropoda, Mesogastropoda, Archaeopulmonata, Stylommatophora, Soleolifera) informadas para Costa Rica. Revista de Biología Tropical. 51. 293–304.