''Cancellicula'' is a
genus
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of medium-sized
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod molluscs 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.
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, the nutmeg snails.
[Bouchet, P. (2011). Cancellicula Tabanelli, 2008. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574347 on 2011-10-23]
Species
According to the
World Register of Marine Species
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(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are within the genus ''Cancellicula'' :
* ''
Cancellicula aethiopica
''Cancellicula aethiopica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Description
The shell grows to a length of 4 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean o ...
'' (Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Cancellicula jonasi
''Cancellicula'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cancellicula Tabanelli, 2008. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' (de Barros & Petit, 2007)
* ''
Cancellicula microscopica
''Cancellicula'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, Marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cancellicula Tabanelli, 2008. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...
'' (Dall, 1889)
References
Cancellariidae
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