''Axymene'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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 ...

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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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Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ...

, the murex snails or rock snails.Bouchet, P.; Marshall, B.; Houart, R. (2014). Axymene Finlay, 1926. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=399026 on 2015-01-17

Species

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

Axymene aucklandicus ''Axymene aucklandicus'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1902) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Axymene philippinensis'' Petuch, 1979: synonym of ''

Preangeria dentata ''Preangeria'' is an extinct genus of gastropods belonging to the family Eosiphonidae. The species of this genus are found in Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Aus ...

'' (Schepman, 1911) * ''Axymene teres'' Finlay, 1930: synonym of ''

Xymene teres ''Xymene'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the rock snails, found in New Zealand.Houart, R. (2010). Xymene Iredale, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

'' (Finlay, 1930) * ''Axymene traversi'' (Hutton, 1873): synonym of ''

Lamellitrophon traversi ''Lamellitrophon traversi'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails. Description (Original description) The shell is ovate-fusiform. The spire whorls and the poste ...

'' (F. W. Hutton, 1873) * ''Axymene turbator'' Finlay, 1926: synonym of ''

'' (E. A. Smith, 1902)

References

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