Axelella

Axelella
Shell of Axelella scalatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Axelella
Petit, 1988
Type species
Cancellaria smithii
Dall, 1888
Synonyms
  • Agatrix (Olssonella) Petit, 1970 (Invalid: junior homonym of Olssonella Glibert & van de Poel, 1967)
  • Olssonella Petit, 1970 (Iinvalid: junior homonym of Olssonella Glibert & van de Poel, 1967; Axelella is a replacement name)

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

Species

Species within the genus Axelella include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2025). "Axelella Petit, 1988". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Axelella campbelli (Shasky, 1961). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Axelella funiculata (Hinds, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  4. ↑ Axelella scalatella (Guppy, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  5. ↑ Axelella smithii (Dall, 1888). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  6. ↑ Axelella brasiliensis Verhecken, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  7. ↑ Axelella kastoroae Verhecken, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  8. ↑ Axelella minima (Reeve, 1856). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  9. ↑ Axelella nodosivaricosa (Petush, 1979). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  10. ↑ Axelella semipellucida (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  11. ↑ Axelella suduirauti Verhecken, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.

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