Alexania (gastropod)

Alexania is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.

Distribution

Species of this genus occurs in the Indo-West Pacific; also off Australia and South Africa.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species with valid names are included within the genus Alexania :

• Alexania callizona <small>(Habe, 1961)</small>
• Alexania floridana <small>(Pilsbry, 1945)</small>
• Alexania globula <small>(Angas, 1880)</small>
• Alexania inazawai <small>(Kuroda, 1943)</small>
• Alexania moerchi <small>(A. Adams & Angas, 1864)</small>
• Alexania natalensis <small>(Tomlin, 1926)</small>

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