Phrixgnathus

Phrixgnathus spiralis, copyright Te Papa Tongarewa.

Belongs within: Punctoidea.

Phrixgnathus is a genus of very small snails with a glossy, fragile-appearing shell found in New Zealand.

<==Phrixgnathus Hutton 1883P61
|--P. (Phrixgnathus)P61
| |--P. (P.) celia Hutton 1883 [incl. Helix fatua non P. fatua (Pfeiffer 1857), *P. fatua]P61
| | |--P. c. celiaP61
| | |--P. c. alboviridis (Suter 1913)P61
| | `--P. c. levis (Suter 1913)P61
| |--P. (P.) alfredi (Suter 1909)P61
| |--P. (P.) ariel Hutton 1883P61
| |--P. (P.) blacki Powell 1951P61
| |--P. (P.) cheesemani Suter 1894P61
| |--P. (P.) cognatus (Suter 1909)P61
| |--P. (P.) compressus (Suter 1909)P61
| |--P. (P.) conella (Pfeiffer 1862)P61
| |--P. (P.) elaiodes (Webster 1904)P61
| |--P. (P.) elevatus (Suter 1896)P61
| |--P. (P.) erigone (Gray 1850)P61
| |--P. (P.) fatua (Pfeiffer 1857)P61
| |--P. (P.) filicosta (Suter 1907)P61
| |--P. (P.) flemingi Dell 1950P61
| | |--P. f. flemingiP61
| | `--P. f. stewartensis Dell 1954P61
| |--P. (P.) forsteri Dell 1952P61
| |--P. (P.) francesci (Webster 1904)P61
| |--P. (P.) fulguratus (Suter 1909)P61
| |--P. (P.) glabriusculus (Pfeiffer 1853)P61
| |--P. (P.) haasti Hutton 1883P61
| |--P. (P.) hamiltoni (Suter 1896)P61
| |--P. (P.) laqueus Dell 1950P61
| |--P. (P.) larochei Powell 1928P61
| |--P. (P.) liratulus (Suter 1909)P61
| |--P. (P.) lucidus (Suter 1896)P61
| |--P. (P.) mariae (Gray 1843)P61
| |--P. (P.) marginatus Hutton 1883P61
| |--P. (P.) microreticulatus (Suter 1890)P61
| |--P. (P.) moellendorffi (Suter 1896)P61
| |--P. (P.) murdochi Suter 1894P61
| |--P. (P.) oconnori Powell 1941P61
| |--P. (P.) phrynia Hutton 1883P61
| |--P. (P.) rakiura Dell 1954P61
| | |--P. r. rakiuraP61
| | `--P. r. solanderi Dell 1954P61
| |--P. (P.) regularis (Pfeiffer 1855)P61
| |--P. (P.) sciadium (Pfeiffer 1857)P61
| |--P. (P.) serratocostatus Webster 1906P61
| |--P. (P.) spiralis (Suter 1896)P61
| |--P. (P.) subariel Powell 1948P61
| |--P. (P.) sublucidus (Suter 1896)P61
| |--P. (P.) titania Hutton 1883P61
| |--P. (P.) trailli (Suter 1909)P61
| |--P. (P.) transitans Suter 1892P61
| `--P. (P.) viridulus (Suter 1909)P61
| |--P. v. viridulusP61
| `--P. v. caswelli Dell 1955P61
`--P. (Taguahelix Powell 1955)P61
|--P. (T.) campbellicus (Filhol 1880) [incl. Thermia expeditionis, *Taguahelix expeditionis]P61
|--P. (T.) antipodensis Powell 1955P61
|--P. (T.) delicatulus Powell 1955P61
`--P. (T.) hirsutus Powell 1955P61

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[P61] Powell, A. W. B. 1961. Shells of New Zealand: An illustrated handbook 4th ed. Whitcombe and Tombs Limited: Christchurch.

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