Cancilla

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

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.

Species

Species within the genus Cancilla include:

Taxa inquirenda
Species brought into synonymy

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.