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Cancilla
Sign in to saveCancilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitridae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyMitridae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 90
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Mitridae
- Collections
- UWBM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, ICML-UNAM, UCMP, WAM, AUM
- Recorded in
- Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Egypt, Philippines, Mexico, India, Australia, Japan
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- Cancilla
- taxon name
- Cancilla
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- Category:Cancilla
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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.
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