Microcancilla
Genus of gastropods
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Microcancilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Admetinae of the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
| Microcancilla | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Microcancilla brasiliensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Volutoidea |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Microcancilla Dall, 1924 |
| Type species | |
| Cancellaria microscopica Dall, 1889 | |
Species
Species within the genus Microcancilla include:
- Microcancilla brasiliensis (Verhecken, 1991)
- Microcancilla jonasi de Barros & Petit, 2007[2]
- Microcancilla microscopica (Dall, 1889) [3]
- Microcancilla phoenix Souza, Pimenta & Miyaji, 2021