Axymene

Axymene is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Axymene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Pagodulinae
Genus:
Axymene

Finlay, 1926
Type species
Axymene turbator Finlay, 1926

Species

Species within the genus Axymene include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Axymene philippinensis Petuch, 1979: synonym of Preangeria dentata (Schepman, 1911)
  • Axymene teres Finlay, 1930: synonym of Xymene teres (Finlay, 1930)
  • Axymene turbator Finlay, 1926: synonym of Axymene aucklandicus (E. A. Smith, 1902)

References
  1. 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


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