Cancilla turneri
Species of gastropod
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Cancilla turneri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[2]
| Cancilla turneri | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Cancilla turneri (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Cancilla |
| Species: | C. turneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Cancilla turneri | |
| Synonyms | |
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Subcancilla turneri (Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009) | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 50 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines