Alexania (gastropod)
| Alexania | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Epitonioidea |
| Family: | Epitoniidae |
| Genus: | Alexania Strand, 1928 |
| Type species | |
| Alexandria natalensis Tomlin, 1926 | |
| Species | |
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Alexania is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps. [1]
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species with valid names are included within the genus Alexania : [1]
- Alexania callizona (Habe, 1961)
- Alexania floridana (Pilsbry, 1945)
- Alexania inazawai (Kuroda, 1943)
- Alexania moerchi (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Alexania natalensis (Tomlin, 1926)
References
- 1 2 3 Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Alexania Strand, 1928 . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204230 on 2010-12-19
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