The dextral triforid genus Metaxia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the south‐west Pacific
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 4 (2) , 111-117
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.1977.9517944
Abstract
Species of Metaxia Monterosato are shown to be dextrally coiled, cerithiopsid‐like members of the Triforidae, a family of normally sinistrally coiling species. Socienna exaltata (Powell) is referred to Metaxia; M. kermadecensis n.sp. is described from off the Kermadec Islands; and the South Australian Seilarex attenuata (Hedley) is shown to be closely related. On shell, opercular, and radular characters a new subfamily—Metaxiinae—is erected for their accommodation.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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