African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Latiaxis mawae (J. E. Gray, 1833)

AfReMaS taxon details

Latiaxis mawae (J. E. Gray, 1833)

AphiaID

550044 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:550044)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Latiaxis Swainson, 1840

Original name

Pyrula mawae J. E. Gray, 1833

Synonymised names

Latiaxis mawae kylix Barnard, 1959 · unaccepted

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Subspecies Latiaxis mawae kylix Barnard, 1959 accepted as Latiaxis mawae (J. E. Gray, 1833)

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Griffith, E. & E. Pidgeon. (1833 - 1834). The Mollusca and Radiata. Vol. 12,. In: E. Griffith, [1824]−1835, The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, [...]. London: Whittaker and Co.,. viii + 601 pp., 61 pls. [Date of publication after Evenhuis (2009): pp. 1-384, Mollusca pls. 1−39, Zoophytes pls 1-20 - 1833; pp. viii + 385-601, Mollusca corrected pls. 28*, 36*, 37*, pls. 40-41 - 1834]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40578
page(s): pl. 25, figs. 3, 4 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Latiaxis mawae (J. E. Gray, 1833). Accessed through: 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 at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=550044 on 2026-04-13

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 mawae (J. E. Gray, 1833). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=550044 on 2026-04-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2010-12-05 08:04:31Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2011-07-09 07:49:27Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2018-06-03 09:31:28Z

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Köhler, Frank

2020-04-11 20:30:47Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2026-01-04 00:49:51Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

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original description (of ) Griffith, E. & E. Pidgeon. (1833 - 1834). The Mollusca and Radiata. Vol. 12,. In: E. Griffith, [1824]−1835, The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, [...]. London: Whittaker and Co.,. viii + 601 pp., 61 pls. [Date of publication after Evenhuis (2009): pp. 1-384, Mollusca pls. 1−39, Zoophytes pls 1-20 - 1833; pp. viii + 385-601, Mollusca corrected pls. 28*, 36*, 37*, pls. 40-41 - 1834]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40578
page(s): pl. 25, figs. 3, 4 [details]

additional source Marshall, B. A. & Oliverio, M. (2009). The Recent Coralliophilinae of the New Zealand region, with descriptions of two new species (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricidae). Molluscan Research. 29 (3): 155-173., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/mr.29.3.3 [details]

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 111. [details]

identification resource Kilburn R.N., Marais J.P. & Marais A.P. (2010) Coralliophilinae. Pp. 272-292, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]