Cancellicula Explained

Cancellicula is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.^[1]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are within the genus Cancellicula :

• Cancellicula aethiopica (Thiele, 1925)
• Cancellicula jonasi (de Barros & Petit, 2007)
• Cancellicula microscopica (Dall, 1889)

Notes and References

1. 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