''Cancilla'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s,
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the
family Mitridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cancilla'' include:
* ''
Cancilla baeri''
(Turner & Cernohorsky, 2003)
* ''
Cancilla chihsiungi''
S.-I Huang & Q.-Y. Chuo, 2019
* ''
Cancilla fallowense''
Marrow, 2020
* ''
Cancilla fibula''
Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
* ''
Cancilla heinickei''
(Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2003)
* ''
Cancilla herrmanni''
Dekkers, 2014
* ''
Cancilla isabella
''Cancilla isabella'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.
Description
The species was first described by William Swainson as ''Tiara isabella''. The shell is slender, fawn c ...
''
Swainson, 1831
* ''
Cancilla rehderi''
(J.H. Webb, 1958)
* ''
Cancilla rikae''
(Guillot de Suduiraut, 2004)
* ''
Cancilla schepmani
''Cancilla schepmani'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.
The specific name ''schepmani'' is in honor of Dutch malacologist Mattheus Marinus Schepman.
Description
Distrib ...
''
(Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2003)
* ''
Cancilla suni''
S.-I Huang & Q.-Y. Chuo, 2019
* ''
Cancilla turneri''
Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
;Taxa inquirenda:
* ''Cancilla beyerlei''
Jousseaume, 1894
* ''Cancilla innesi''
Jousseaume, 1894
* ''Cancilla sura''
Jousseaume, 1898
;Species brought into synonymy:
* Subgenus ''Cancilla'' (''Domiporta'')
Cernohorsky, 1970: synonym of ''
Domiporta''
Cernohorsky, 1970
* ''Cancilla abyssicola'': synonym of ''
Profundimitra abyssicola
''Profundimitra abyssicola'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 100 mm.
Distribution
This marine spec ...
''
(Schepman, 1911)
* ''Cancilla aegra'': synonym of ''
Nebularia aegra''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''Cancilla antoniae''
Adams, H.G., 1870 : synonym of ''
Neocancilla pretiosa''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''Cancilla apprimapex'': synonym of ''
Gemmulimitra apprimapex
''Gemmulimitra apprimapex'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae
Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroid ...
''
Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
* ''Cancilla armonica'': synonym of ''
Imbricaria armonica
''Imbricaria armonica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Imbricaria armonica'' (T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 2005). Accessed through: World Register ...
''
(T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 2005)
* ''Cancilla carnicolor''
(Reeve, 1844): synonym of ''
Domiporta carnicolor
''Domiporta carnicolor'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae
Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroi ...
''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''Cancilla citharoidea''
(Dohrn, 1862): synonym of ''
Domiporta citharoidea''
(Dohrn, 1862)
* ''Cancilla cloveri''
Cernohorsky, 1971 : synonym of ''
Swainsonia cloveri''
(Cernohorsky, 1971)
* ''Cancilla duplilirata'': synonym of ''
Gemmulimitra duplilirata''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''Cancilla filaris''
(Linnaeus, 1771): synonym of ''
Domiporta filaris
''Domiporta filaris'', common name : the file mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.Bouchet, P. (2014). Domiporta filaris (Linnaeus, 1771). Accessed through: World Regist ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1771)
* ''Cancilla gloriola''
(Cernohorsky, 1970): synonym of ''
Domiporta gloriola
''Domiporta gloriola'', common name : the glorious mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae
Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastro ...
''
(Cernohorsky, 1970)
* ''Cancilla granatina''
(Lamarck, 1811): synonym of ''
Domiporta granatina
''Domiporta granatina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.Bouchet, P. (2014). Domiporta granatina (Lamarck, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http: ...
''
(Lamarck, 1811)
* ''Cancilla larranagai''
(Carcelles, 1947): synonym of ''
Subcancilla larranagai''
(Carcelles, 1947)
* ''Cancilla liliformis''
Huang & Salisbury, 2017: synonym of ''
Cancillopsis liliformis
''Cancillopsis liliformis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Mitridae
Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitr ...
''
(S.-I Huang & R. Salisbury, 2017) (original combination)
* ''Cancilla meyeriana'': synonym of ''
Calcimitra meyeriana
''Calcimitra meyeriana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae
Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroidea. ...
''
(Salisbury, 1992)
* ''Cancilla planofilum'': synonym of ''
Profundimitra planofilum
''Profundimitra planofilum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.
Description
Shell up to 32 mm in length, acuminate and slender. Color white, semitransparent at apex and ...
''
Huang, 2011
* ''Cancilla praestantissima''
(Röding, 1758): synonym of ''
Subcancilla praestantissima''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''Cancilla rufilirata''
(Adams & Reeve, 1850): synonym of ''
Domiporta rufilirata''
(Adams & Reeve, 1850)
* ''Cancilla scrobiculata'': synonym of ''
Subcancilla scrobiculata''
(Brocchi, 1814) †
* ''Cancilla shikamai''
(Habe, 1980): synonym of ''
Domiporta shikamai''
Habe, 1980
* ''Cancilla sigillata''
(Azuma, 1965): synonym of ''
Domiporta sigillata
''Domiporta sigillata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae
Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroide ...
''
(Azuma, 1965)
* ''Cancilla strangei''
(Angas, 1867): synonym of ''
Roseomitra strangei
''Roseomitra strangei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.
Description
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is ...
''
(Angas, 1867)
* ''Cancilla turtoni''
(Smith, 1890):
synonym of ''
Ziba gambiana
''Ziba gambiana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 45 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The spindl ...
''
(Dohrn, 1861)
References
* 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). . XII, 195 pp.
* Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago''. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
External links
Swainson W. (1840) ''A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish''. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp.
Gastropod genera
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