Axelella
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Axelella is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Cancellariidae
, the nutmeg snails.
Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
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Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda...
, the nutmeg snails.
Species
Species within the genus Axelella include:- Axelella brasiliensisAxelella brasiliensisAxelella brasiliensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
Verhecken, 1991 - Axelella campbelliAxelella campbelliAxelella campbelli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(Shasky, 1961) - Axelella funiculataAxelella funiculataAxelella funiculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(Hinds, 1843) - Axelella scalatellaAxelella scalatellaAxelella scalatella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(Guppy, 1873) - Axelella smithiiAxelella smithiiAxelella smithii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(Dall, 1888)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Axelella kastoroae Verhecken, 1997 : synonym of Nipponaphera kastoroae
- Axelella minima (Reeve, 1856) : synonym of Pseudobabylonella minima
- Axelella nodosivaricosa (Petush, 1979) : synonym of Nipponaphera nodosivaricosaNipponaphera nodosivaricosaNipponaphera nodosivaricosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
- Axelella semipellucida (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) : synonym of Nipponaphera semipellucida
- Axelella suduirauti Verhecken, 1999 : synonym of Nipponaphera suduirauti (Verhecken, 1999)