Axelella
genus of molluscs
Axelella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Species
Species within the genus Axelella include:
Axelella campbelli (Shasky, 1961)
† Axelella casacantaurana Landau, Petit, Etter & C. M. Silva, 2012
† Axelella cativa Landau, Petit & C. M. Silva, 2012
† Axelella desmotis (J. A. Gardner, 1938)
† Axelella emblema P. Jung & Petit, 1990
† Axelella firma Petit & Schmelz, 1991
Axelella funiculata (Hinds, 1843)
† Axelella nutrita Landau, Petit, Etter & C. M. Silva, 2012
† Axelella panamica (Petit, 1976)
Axelella scalatella (Guppy, 1873)
Axelella smithii (Dall, 1888)
† Axelella sphenoidostoma (J. A. Gardner, 1938)
† Axelella spherotopleura (J. A. Gardner, 1938)
† Axelella thisbe (Olsson, 1964)
† Axelella vokesae (Petit, 1970)
† Axelella yara Landau & Petit, 1997
Species brought into synonymy
Axelella brasiliensis Verhecken, 1991: synonym of Pseudobabylonella brasiliensis (Verhecken, 1991)
Axelella kastoroae Verhecken, 1997: synonym of Nipponaphera kastoroae
Axelella minima (Reeve, 1856): synonym of Pseudobabylonella minima
Axelella nodosivaricosa (Petush, 1979): synonym of Nipponaphera nodosivaricosa
Axelella semipellucida (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850): synonym of Nipponaphera semipellucida
Axelella suduirauti Verhecken, 1999: synonym of Nipponaphera suduirauti (Verhecken, 1999)
References
Petit R.E. (1970). Notes on Cancellariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)— II. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology. 8(2): 83-88, pl. 1.
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp.
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