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Cancilla

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:
  • Cancilla beyerlei <small>Jousseaume, 1894</small>
  • Cancilla innesi <small>Jousseaume, 1894</small>
  • Cancilla sura <small>Jousseaume, 1898</small>
Species brought into synonymy:
  • Subgenus Cancilla (Domiporta) <small>Cernohorsky, 1970</small>: synonym of Domiporta <small>Cernohorsky, 1970</small>
  • Cancilla abyssicola: synonym of Profundimitra abyssicola <small>(Schepman, 1911)</small>
  • Cancilla aegra: synonym of Nebularia aegra <small>(Reeve, 1845)</small>
  • Cancilla antoniae <small>Adams, H.G., 1870</small> : synonym of Neocancilla pretiosa <small>(Reeve, 1844)</small>
  • Cancilla apprimapex: synonym of Gemmulimitra apprimapex <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009</small>
  • Cancilla armonica: synonym of Imbricaria armonica <small>(T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 2005)</small>
  • Cancilla carnicolor <small>(Reeve, 1844)</small>: synonym of Domiporta carnicolor <small>(Reeve, 1844)</small>
  • Cancilla citharoidea <small>(Dohrn, 1862)</small>: synonym of Domiporta citharoidea <small>(Dohrn, 1862)</small>
  • Cancilla cloveri <small>Cernohorsky, 1971</small> : synonym of Swainsonia cloveri <small>(Cernohorsky, 1971)</small>
  • Cancilla duplilirata: synonym of Gemmulimitra duplilirata <small>(Reeve, 1845)</small>
  • Cancilla filaris <small>(Linnaeus, 1771)</small>: synonym of Domiporta filaris <small>(Linnaeus, 1771)</small>
  • Cancilla gloriola <small>(Cernohorsky, 1970)</small>: synonym of Domiporta gloriola <small>(Cernohorsky, 1970)</small>
  • Cancilla granatina <small>(Lamarck, 1811)</small>: synonym of Domiporta granatina <small>(Lamarck, 1811)</small>
  • Cancilla larranagai <small>(Carcelles, 1947):</small> synonym of Subcancilla larranagai <small>(Carcelles, 1947)</small>
  • Cancilla liliformis <small>Huang & Salisbury, 2017</small>: synonym of Cancillopsis liliformis <small>(S.-I Huang & R. Salisbury, 2017)</small> (original combination)
  • Cancilla meyeriana: synonym of Calcimitra meyeriana <small>(Salisbury, 1992)</small>
  • Cancilla planofilum: synonym of Profundimitra planofilum <small>Huang, 2011</small>
  • Cancilla praestantissima <small>(Röding, 1758)</small>: synonym of Subcancilla praestantissima <small>(Röding, 1798)</small>
  • Cancilla rufilirata <small>(Adams & Reeve, 1850)</small>: synonym of Domiporta rufilirata <small>(Adams & Reeve, 1850)</small>
  • Cancilla scrobiculata: synonym of Subcancilla scrobiculata <small>(Brocchi, 1814)</small> â€Â
  • Cancilla shikamai <small>(Habe, 1980)</small>: synonym of Domiporta shikamai <small>Habe, 1980</small>
  • Cancilla sigillata <small>(Azuma, 1965)</small>: synonym of Domiporta sigillata <small>(Azuma, 1965)</small>
  • Cancilla strangei <small>(Angas, 1867)</small>: synonym of Roseomitra strangei <small>(Angas, 1867)</small>
  • Cancilla turtoni <small>(Smith, 1890)</small>: synonym of Ziba gambiana <small>(Dohrn, 1861)</small>

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

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