Exomilus cancellatus

Exomilus cancellatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Exomilus
Species:	E. cancellatus
Binomial name
	Exomilus cancellatus; (Beddome, 1883)
Synonyms
	Drillia cancellata(Beddome, 1883); Mangelia cancellataBeddome, 1883;

Last updated March 05, 2021

Exomilus cancellatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.5 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.

(Original description) The small, fulvous brown shell is narrowly fusiform and turreted. It contains five whorls, sloping angulate above plicate lengthwise. The interstices are broadly striate, giving the whole shell a cancellated appearance. The aperture is narrowly oval. The outer lip is simple. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Tasmania

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References

1 2 Exomilus cancellata (Beddome, 1883) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
↑ Beddome, C.E. 1883. Description of some new marine shells of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1882 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Tate, R. & May, W.L. 1901. A revised census of the marine Mollusca of Tasmania. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 26(3): 344-471
Verco, J.C. 1909. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part XII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 33: 293-342
May, W.L. 1921. A Checklist of the Mollusca of Tasmania. Hobart, Tasmania : Government Printer 114 pp.
Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56
May, W.L. 1923. An Illustrated Index of Tasmanian Shells: with 47 plates and 1052 species. Hobart : Government Printer 100 pp.

External links

"Exomilus cancellata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
Gastropods.com: Exomilus cancellata

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Exomilus cancellata (Beddome, 1883) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.

[2] Beddome, C.E. 1883. Description of some new marine shells of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1882 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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