Laomarex


Laomarex is a genus of land snails belonging to the family Punctidae. All known members of the genus are endemic to New Zealand.

Description

In the original description, Powell described the genus as below:
The genus can be identified due to the lack of peripheral lamellate processes, and by its delicate bristles at the intersection of the shell's radial and spiral sculpture.

Taxonomy

The genus was first described by A. W. B. Powell in 1948, who named L. sericea as the type species. The genus was monotypic until 1973, when Frank Climo moved the species' Thalassohelix regia and Thalassohelix minuta into this genus. The holotypes of all three known species are held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Distribution

Both L. regia and L. sericea are endemic to Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands, and L. minuta is endemic to the Aupōuri Peninsula of Northland, New Zealand, with its type locality being Tapotupotu Bay.

Species

Species within the genus Laomarex include:Laomarex minuta Laomarex regia