Massyla Explained

Massyla 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 Massyla :

• Massyla corrugata (Hinds, 1843)
• Massyla cumingiana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1844)

References

General references

• Hemmen J. (2007) Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp. [With amendments and corrections taken from Petit R.E. (2012) A critique of, and errata for, Recent Cancellariidae by Jens Hemmen, 2007. Conchologia Ingrata 9: 1-8]

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Massyla H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464464 on 2012-08-26