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Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rictaxis is a genus of minute sea snails or "bubble snails", marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Acteonidae, the "barrel bubble" snails.[2]
| Rictaxis | |
|---|---|
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| Rictaxis punctocaelatus shells | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Rictaxis Dall, 1871[1] |
The genus name is derived from Latin words, meaning "open mouth", and "axis" referring to the columella.
Species within the genus Rictaxis include:
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