Massyla
Genus of gastropods
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Massyla is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
| Massyla | |
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| Apertural view of shell of Massyla corrugata (Hinds, 1843) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Massyla H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Cancellaria corrugata Hinds, 1843 | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are within the genus Massyla :[1]
- Massyla corrugata (Hinds, 1843)
- Massyla cumingiana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1844)
