Cancilla

Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cancilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitridae.[1]

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Cancilla
Drawing with two views of a shell of Cancilla isabella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Subfamily: Imbricariinae
Genus: Cancilla
Swainson, 1840
Type species
Tiara isabella
Swainson, 1831
Synonyms
  • Mitra (Cancilla)
  • Tiara (Cancilla) Swainson, 1840
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Description

The slender shell has a fusiform shape.The spire is acuminate. The whorls are crossed by transverse, linear, elevated ridges. The aperture is simple posteriorly. The thin outer lip is simple.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Cancilla include:[1]

Taxa inquirenda
  • Cancilla beyerlei Jousseaume, 1894
  • Cancilla innesi Jousseaume, 1894
  • Cancilla sura Jousseaume, 1898
Species brought into synonymy

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