| Genus | Axelella |
|---|---|
| Species | funiculata |
| Authority | (Hinds, 1843) |
| Synonyms | Cancellaria funiculata Hinds, 1843 |
Axelella funiculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
Description
(Original description in Latin) The shell is egg-shaped and elongated; it has six whorls, ribbed and slightly angled above. The ribs are somewhat spaced, raised, rounded, and nodular, crossed by elevated lines. The suture is deep. The lip is grooved on the inside. The columella bears three small folds. The umbilicus is bordered, and the siphonal canal is nearly absent.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of California.
References
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- ^ Hinds, R.B. (1843). "Descriptions of ten new species of Cancellaria, from the collection of Sir Edward Belcher.". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1843 (11): 48. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- Hemmen, J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp.
- Landau, B., Petit, R. E., Etter, W. & da Silva, C. M. (2012). New species and records of Cancellariinae (Caenogastropoda) from tropical America, together with a catalogue of Neogene to Recent species from this region. Cainozoic Research. 9(2): 193-279.