Cancilla

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Cancilla
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Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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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]

Taxa inquirenda
Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. 1 2 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.
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