Axymene Explained

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

Species

Species within the genus Axymene include:

• Axymene aucklandicus (E. A. Smith, 1902)
• Axymene traversi (Hutton, 1873)

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)

Notes and 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