Cancellicula

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Cancellicula
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Cancellicula

Tabanelli, 2008
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Cancellicula is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. [1]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are within the genus Cancellicula : [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2011). Cancellicula Tabanelli, 2008. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574347 on 2011-10-23