Cancilla

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

Cancilla
Drawing with two views of a shell of Cancilla isabella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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
  • Cancilla beyerlei Jousseaume, 1894
  • Cancilla innesi Jousseaume, 1894
  • Cancilla sura Jousseaume, 1898
Species brought into synonymy

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


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