''Axelella'' is a

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sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...

s, marine

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

mollusk Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...

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Cancellariidae Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Some of the shells of the species in this ...

, the nutmeg snails.

Species

Species within the genus ''Axelella'' include: * ''

Axelella campbelli ''Axelella campbelli'' 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 (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails, mar ...

'' (Shasky, 1961) * ''

Axelella funiculata ''Axelella funiculata'' 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 (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails, mar ...

'' (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 (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails, ma ...

'' (Guppy, 1873) * ''

Axelella smithii ''Axelella smithii'' 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 (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails, marin ...

'' (Dall, 1888) ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Axelella brasiliensis'' Verhecken, 1991: synonym of ''

Pseudobabylonella brasiliensis ''Microcancilla brasiliensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. Distribution This marine species occurs off Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, ...

'' (Verhecken, 1991) * ''Axelella kastoroae'' Verhecken, 1997: synonym of ''

Nipponaphera kastoroae ''Nipponaphera kastoroae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. Distribution This marine species occurs off Indonesia. References Further reading * Verhecken, A. (1997). Mo ...

'' * ''Axelella minima'' (Reeve, 1856): synonym of ''

Pseudobabylonella minima ''Pseudobabylonella minima'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. Description The size of the small, fusiform shell varies between 5 mm and 9 mm. It has a white to pale ...

'' * ''Axelella nodosivaricosa'' (Petush, 1979): synonym of ''

Nipponaphera nodosivaricosa ''Nipponaphera nodosivaricosa'' 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 (biology), family of small to medium-large sea sn ...

'' * ''Axelella semipellucida'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850): synonym of ''

Nipponaphera semipellucida ''Nipponaphera semipellucida'' 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 (biology), family of small to medium-large sea sna ...

'' * ''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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