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:Cancilla baeri Cancilla chihsiungi S.-I Huang & Q.-Y. Chuo, 2019Cancilla fallowense Marrow, 2020Cancilla fibula Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009 Cancilla heinickei Cancilla herrmanni Dekkers, 2014 Cancilla isabella Swainson, 1831Cancilla rehderi Cancilla rikae Cancilla schepmani Cancilla suni S.-I Huang & Q.-Y. Chuo, 2019Cancilla turneri Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
;Taxa inquirenda:Cancilla beyerlei Jousseaume, 1894 Cancilla innesi Jousseaume, 1894 Cancilla sura Jousseaume, 1898
;Species brought into synonymy: