Axelella smithii
GenusAxelella
Speciessmithii
Authority(Dall, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Cancellaria smithii Dall, 1888
  • Olssonella smithii (Dall, 1888) superseded combination

Axelella smithii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Distribution

This deep-water species occurs from the continental shelf off North Carolina, south past South Carolina and Georgia, and down the eastern coast of Florida. [2]

References

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  2. ^ Gbif.org: distribution
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  • 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.