Cancilla

Cancilla
Drawing with two views of a shell of Cancilla isabella
Scientific 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

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

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]

• Cancilla baeri (Turner & Cernohorsky, 2003)
• Cancilla chihsiungi S.-I Huang & Q.-Y. Chuo, 2019
• Cancilla fallowense Marrow, 2020
• Cancilla fibula Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
• Cancilla heinickei (Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2003)
• Cancilla herrmanni Dekkers, 2014
• Cancilla isabella Swainson, 1831 ^[3]
• Cancilla rehderi (J.H. Webb, 1958)
• Cancilla rikae (Guillot de Suduiraut, 2004)
• Cancilla schepmani (Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2003)
• Cancilla suni S.-I Huang & Q.-Y. Chuo, 2019
• Cancilla turneri Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009

Taxa inquirenda

• Cancilla beyerleiJousseaume, 1894
• Cancilla innesiJousseaume, 1894
• Cancilla suraJousseaume, 1898

Species brought into synonymy

• Subgenus Cancilla (Domiporta) Cernohorsky, 1970: synonym of Domiporta Cernohorsky, 1970
• Cancilla abyssicola: synonym of Profundimitra abyssicola (Schepman, 1911)
• Cancilla aegra: synonym of Nebularia aegra (Reeve, 1845)
• Cancilla antoniaeAdams, H.G., 1870 : synonym of Neocancilla pretiosa (Reeve, 1844)
• Cancilla apprimapex: synonym of Gemmulimitra apprimapex Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
• Cancilla armonica: synonym of Imbricaria armonica (T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 2005)
• Cancilla carnicolor(Reeve, 1844): ^[4] synonym of Domiporta carnicolor (Reeve, 1844)
• Cancilla citharoidea(Dohrn, 1862): ^[5] synonym of Domiporta citharoidea (Dohrn, 1862)
• Cancilla cloveriCernohorsky, 1971 : synonym of Swainsonia cloveri (Cernohorsky, 1971)
• Cancilla duplilirata: synonym of Gemmulimitra duplilirata (Reeve, 1845)
• Cancilla filaris(Linnaeus, 1771): ^[6] synonym of Domiporta filaris (Linnaeus, 1771)
• Cancilla gloriola(Cernohorsky, 1970): ^[7] synonym of Domiporta gloriola (Cernohorsky, 1970)
• Cancilla granatina(Lamarck, 1811): ^[8] synonym of Domiporta granatina (Lamarck, 1811)
• Cancilla larranagai(Carcelles, 1947): ^[9] synonym of Subcancilla larranagai (Carcelles, 1947)
• Cancilla liliformisHuang & Salisbury, 2017: synonym of Cancillopsis liliformis (S.-I Huang & R. Salisbury, 2017) (original combination)
• Cancilla meyeriana: synonym of Calcimitra meyeriana (Salisbury, 1992)
• Cancilla planofilum: synonym of Profundimitra planofilum Huang, 2011
• Cancilla praestantissima(Röding, 1758): ^[10] synonym of Subcancilla praestantissima (Röding, 1798)
• Cancilla rufilirata(Adams & Reeve, 1850): ^[11] synonym of Domiporta rufilirata (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
• Cancilla scrobiculata: synonym of Subcancilla scrobiculata (Brocchi, 1814) †
• Cancilla shikamai(Habe, 1980): ^[12] synonym of Domiporta shikamai Habe, 1980
• Cancilla sigillata(Azuma, 1965): ^[13] synonym of Domiporta sigillata (Azuma, 1965)
• Cancilla strangei(Angas, 1867): ^[14] synonym of Roseomitra strangei (Angas, 1867)
• Cancilla turtoni(Smith, 1890): ^[15] synonym of Ziba gambiana (Dohrn, 1861)

References

1. Cancilla Swainson, 1840 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 13 December 2018.
2. Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
3. Cancilla isabella Swainson, 1831 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
4. Cancilla carnicolor (Reeve, 1844) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
5. Cancilla citharoidea (Dohrn, 1862) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
6. Cancilla filaris (Linnaeus, 1771) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
7. Cancilla gloriola (Cernohorsky, 1970) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
8. Cancilla granatina (Lamarck, 1811) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
9. Cancilla larranagai (Carcelles, 1947) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
10. Cancilla praestantissima (Röding, 1758) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
11. Cancilla rufilirata (Adams & Reeve, 1850) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
12. Cancilla shikamai (Habe, 1980) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
13. Cancilla sigillata (Azuma, 1965) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
14. Cancilla strangei (Angas, 1867) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
15. Cancilla turtoni (Smith, 1890) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.

• Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43–50
• Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
• Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN   0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
• Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda

External links

• Swainson W. (1840) A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp.