''Cancellaria'' is a

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of medium-sized to large sea snails,

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gastropod

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s in the family

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. Some of the shells of the species in this family resemble a nutmeg seed. ...

, the nutmeg snails.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Cancellaria Lamarck, 1799. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137726 on 2015-06-07

Species

Species within this genus include:WoRMS : Cancellaria
accessed : 30 October 2010 Cancellaria balboae 001

* '' Cancellaria adelae'' Pilsbry, 1940 * '' Cancellaria africana'' Petit, 1970 * '' Cancellaria agalma'' Melvill & Standen, 1901 * '' Cancellaria albida'' Hinds, 1843 * † ''

Cancellaria bajaensis ''Cancellaria'' is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Cancellaria Lamarck, 1799. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: Wor ...

'' Perrilliat & Cristín, 2016 * '' Cancellaria candida'' Sowerby I, 1832 * '' Cancellaria coctilis'' Reeve, 1856 * '' Cancellaria coltrorum'' Harasewych & Petit, 2014 * † '' Cancellaria conradiana'' Dall, 1889 * '' Cancellaria cooperii'' Gabb, 1865 * '' Cancellaria corrosa'' Reeve, 1856 * '' Cancellaria crawfordiana'' Dall, 1892 * '' Cancellaria cremata'' Hinds, 1843 * '' Cancellaria crenulata'' Deshayes, 1835 * '' Cancellaria darwini'' Petit, 1970 * '' Cancellaria decussata'' Sowerby I, 1832 * '' Cancellaria elata'' Hinds, 1843 * '' Cancellaria euetrios'' Barnard, 1959 * '' Cancellaria fusca'' Sowerby III, 1889 * '' Cancellaria gemmulata'' Sowerby I, 1832 * '' Cancellaria indentata'' Sowerby I, 1832 * '' Cancellaria io'' Dall, 1896 * '' Cancellaria jayana'' Keen, 1958 * '' Cancellaria littoriniformis'' Sowerby I, 1832 * '' Cancellaria lyrata'' A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 * '' Cancellaria mediamericana'' Petuch, 1998 * ''Cancellaria nassa'' Roissy, 1805 * '' Cancellaria obesa'' Sowerby I, 1832 * '' Cancellaria obtusa'' Deshayes, 1830 * '' Cancellaria ovata'' Sowerby I, 1832 * † '' Cancellaria paleocenica'' Perrilliat & Cristín, 2016 * '' Cancellaria peruviana'' Strong, 1954 * '' Cancellaria petuchi'' Harasewych, Petit & Verhecken, 1992 * '' Cancellaria plebeja'' Thiele, 1925 * '' Cancellaria reticulata'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * '' Cancellaria richardpetiti'' Petuch, 1987 * '' Cancellaria rosewateri'' Petit, 1983 * '' Cancellaria semperiana'' Crosse, 1863 * '' Cancellaria souverbiei'' Crosse, 1868 * '' Cancellaria thomasiana'' Crosse, 1861 * '' Cancellaria turrita'' Sowerby II, 1874: ''

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'' * '' Cancellaria umbilicata'' Lesson, 1842 (nomen dubium) * '' Cancellaria uniangulata'' Deshayes, 1830 * '' Cancellaria urceolata'' Hinds, 1843 * '' Cancellaria ventricosa'' Hinds, 1843 ;Subgenus ''Cancellaria'' (''Crawfordina'') Dall, 1919 * ''Cancellaria'' (''Crawfordina'') ''stuardoi'' McLean & Andrade, 1982: synonym of ''

Merica stuardoi ''Merica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. Species Species within the genus ''Merica'' include: * † '' Merica admirabilis'' Lozouet, 2019 * ''Merica aqualica'' (Petit & ...

'' (McLean & Andrade, 1982) ;Subgenus ''Cancellaria'' (''Euclia'') H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 * ''Cancellaria'' (''Euclia'') ''balboae'' Pilsbry, 1931 * ''Cancellaria'' (''Euclia'') ''cassidiformis'' Sowerby, 1832 * ''Cancellaria'' (''Euclia'') ''laurettae'' Petit & Harasewych, 1998 ;Subgenus ''Cancellaria'' (''Habesolatia'') Kuroda, 1965 * ''Cancellaria'' (''Habesolatia'') ''nodulifera'' Sowerby, 1825 ;Subgenus ''Cancellaria'' (''Hertleinia'') Marks, 1949 * ''Cancellaria'' (''Hertleinia'') ''mitriformis'' Sowerby, 1832: synonym of ''Narona mitriformis'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832) in turn synonym of '' Hertleinia mitriformis'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832) ;Subgenus ''Cancellaria'' (''Massyla'') H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 * ''Cancellaria'' (''Massyla'') ''cumingiana'' Petit de la Saussaye, 1844

Species names brought into synonymy

* ''Cancellaria aqualica'' Petit & Harasewych, 1986: synonym of ''

Merica aqualica ''Merica aqualica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mol ...

'' (Petit & Harasewych, 1986) * ''Cancellaria boucheti'' Petit & Harasewych, 1986: synonym of ''

Merica boucheti ''Merica boucheti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mol ...

'' (Petit & Harasewych, 1986) * ''Cancellaria cancellata'': synonym of '' Bivetiella cancellata'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Cancellaria citharella'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of '' Cythara striata'' Schumacher, 1817 * ''Cancellaria corrugata'' Hinds, 1843: synonym of ''

Massyla corrugata ''Massyla corrugata'', common name the corrugated nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. Description The shell grows to a height of 18 mm. Distribution This species ...

'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''Cancellaria elegans'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1822: synonym of ''

Merica elegans ''Merica elegans'', common name the elegant nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. Description The size of the shell varies between 22 mm and 43 mm. Distributi ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1822) * ''Cancellaria ghiorum'' Costa, 1993: synonym of '' Cancellaria crawfordiana'' Dall, 1891 * ''Cancellaria grayi'' Tryon, 1885: synonym of '' Merica asperella'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Cancellaria haemastoma'' Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of '' Bivetopsia haemastoma'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) * ''Cancellaria lamellosa'' Hinds, 1843 : synonym of ''

Scalptia nassa ''Scalptia nassa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 22 mm. Distribution This species is distri ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Cancellaria mangelioides'' Reeve, 1856: synonym of ''

Scalptia scalariformis ''Scalptia scalariformis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastro ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Cancellaria nassiformis'' Lesson, 1842: synonym of ''

Phrontis nassiformis ''Phrontis nassiformis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.Marshall, B. (2016). Phrontis nassiformis (Lesson, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:/ ...

'' (Lesson, 1842) * ''Cancellaria parva'' Philippi, 1860 (non Lea, 1833): synonym of '' Sveltella philippii'' Cossmann, 1899 * ''Cancellaria patricia'' Thiele, 1925: synonym of '' Microsveltia patricia'' (Thiele, 1925) * ''Cancellaria undulata'' G.B. Sowerby II, 1849 : synonym of '' Sydaphera undulata'' (G.B. Sowerby II, 1849)

References

File:Cancellaria (Habesolatia) nodulifera 003.jpg, ''Cancellaria'' (''Habesolatia'') ''nodulifera'' {{Taxonbar, from=Q3140990 Cancellaria Gastropod genera Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck