''Axelella'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails, marine
gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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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. Some of the shells of the species in this family resemble a nutmeg seed.
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, the nutmeg snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Axelella'' include:
* ''
Axelella campbelli'' (Shasky, 1961)
* ''
Axelella funiculata'' (Hinds, 1843)
* ''
Axelella scalatella
''Axelella scalatella'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod ...
'' (Guppy, 1873)
* ''
Axelella smithii'' (Dall, 1888)
;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
* 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. 180–213
Hemmen J. (2007). ''Recent Cancellariidae''., Hemmen J. (2007) Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp. [With amendments and corrections taken from Petit R.E. (2012) A critique of, and errata for, Recent Cancellariidae by Jens Hemmen, 2007. Conchologia Ingrata 9: 1-8Wiesbaden, 428pp
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