Cancellicula
Encyclopedia
Cancellicula is a genus
of medium-sized sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family Cancellariidae
, the nutmeg snails.
(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are within the genus Cancellicula :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of medium-sized sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod molluscs in the family Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda...
, the nutmeg snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
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(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are within the genus Cancellicula :
- Cancellicula aethiopica (Thiele, 1925)
- Cancellicula jonasi (de Barros & Petit, 2007)
- Cancellicula microscopica (Dall, 1889)