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Cancellariidae
Sign in to saveCancellariidae, 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.
Species
nutmeg shells
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyCancellariidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 651
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- 151
- Family
- Cancellariidae
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- LACM
- Recorded in
- United States
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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.
==Distribution== This family occurs worldwide. Many species are found in deep water.
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