Biology:Axelella

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Axelella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Axelella include:

  • Axelella campbelli (Shasky, 1961)[2]
  • † 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)[3]
  • † Axelella nutrita Landau, Petit, Etter & C. M. Silva, 2012
  • † Axelella panamica (Petit, 1976)
  • Axelella scalatella (Guppy, 1873)[4]
  • Axelella smithii (Dall, 1888)[5]
  • † 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

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. 180–213

+ Petit, R.E. (1988). "Axelella, new name for Olssonella Petit, 1970, a preoccupied taxon (Mollusca: Cancellariacea)". The Nautilus 102 (3): 130. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276962. Retrieved 20 May 2026. 

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