African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Latiaxis Swainson, 1840

AphiaID

137838 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137838)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Coralliophilinae Chenu, 1859

Original name

Latiaxis Swainson, 1840

Direct children (9)

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Species Latiaxis mawae (J. E. Gray, 1833)
Species Latiaxis bernardi Nicolay, 1984 accepted as Babelomurex bernardi (Nicolay, 1984) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Latiaxis capensis Tomlin, 1928 accepted as Babelomurex capensis (Tomlin, 1928) (original combination)
Species Latiaxis filiaregis Kurohara, 1959 accepted as Hirtomurex filiaregis (Kurohara, 1959) (original combination)
Species Latiaxis lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882) accepted as Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882) (superseded combination)
Species Latiaxis nakamigawai Kuroda, 1959 accepted as Babelomurex nakamigawai (Kuroda, 1959) (superseded combination)
Species Latiaxis princeps Melvill, 1912 accepted as Babelomurex princeps (Melvill, 1912) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Latiaxis tosanus Y. Hirase, 1908 accepted as Babelomurex tosanus (Y. Hirase, 1908) (original combination)
Species Latiaxis winckworthi Fulton, 1930 accepted as Hirtomurex winckworthi (Fulton, 1930) (original combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 82-83, 306 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Latiaxis Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137838 on 2026-02-16

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Latiaxis Swainson, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137838 on 2026-02-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2006-09-13 06:47:38Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2010-01-27 19:11:38Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2016-02-25 18:45:08Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2022-02-24 23:43:10Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2025-11-10 10:17:35Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

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original description Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 82-83, 306 [details]

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]

additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]

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