Cancilla

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Zoological Illustrations Tiara isabella.jpg

| image_caption = Drawing with two views of a shell of Cancilla isabella

| taxon = Cancilla

| authority = Swainson, 1840

| type_species = Tiara isabella

| type_species_authority = Swainson, 1831

| synonyms_ref =

| synonyms =

  • Mitra (Cancilla)
  • Tiara (Cancilla) Swainson, 1840

}}

Cancilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitridae.{{WRMS species|205559|Cancilla Swainson, 1840||13 December 2018}}

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.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650 Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls]

Species

Species within the genus Cancilla include:

;Taxa inquirenda:

  • Cancilla beyerlei Jousseaume, 1894
  • Cancilla innesi Jousseaume, 1894
  • Cancilla sura Jousseaume, 1898

;Species brought into synonymy:

  • Subgenus Cancilla (Domiporta) Cernohorsky, 1970: synonym of Domiporta Cernohorsky, 1970
  • Cancilla abyssicola: synonym of Profundimitra abyssicola (Schepman, 1911)
  • Cancilla aegra: synonym of Nebularia aegra (Reeve, 1845)
  • Cancilla antoniae Adams, H.G., 1870 : synonym of Neocancilla pretiosa (Reeve, 1844)
  • Cancilla apprimapex: synonym of Gemmulimitra apprimapex Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
  • Cancilla armonica: synonym of Imbricaria armonica (T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 2005)
  • Cancilla carnicolor (Reeve, 1844):{{WRMS species|217197|Cancilla carnicolor (Reeve, 1844)||24 April 2010}} synonym of Domiporta carnicolor (Reeve, 1844)
  • Cancilla citharoidea (Dohrn, 1862):{{WRMS species|416948|Cancilla citharoidea (Dohrn, 1862)||24 April 2010}} synonym of Domiporta citharoidea (Dohrn, 1862)
  • Cancilla cloveri Cernohorsky, 1971 : synonym of Swainsonia cloveri (Cernohorsky, 1971)
  • Cancilla duplilirata: synonym of Gemmulimitra duplilirata (Reeve, 1845)
  • Cancilla filaris (Linnaeus, 1771):{{WRMS species|217196|Cancilla filaris (Linnaeus, 1771)||24 April 2010}} synonym of Domiporta filaris (Linnaeus, 1771)
  • Cancilla gloriola (Cernohorsky, 1970):{{WRMS species|416945|Cancilla gloriola (Cernohorsky, 1970)||24 April 2010}} synonym of Domiporta gloriola (Cernohorsky, 1970)
  • Cancilla granatina (Lamarck, 1811):{{WRMS species|217194|Cancilla granatina (Lamarck, 1811)||24 April 2010}} synonym of Domiporta granatina (Lamarck, 1811)
  • Cancilla larranagai (Carcelles, 1947):{{WRMS species|416918|Cancilla larranagai (Carcelles, 1947)||24 April 2010}} synonym of Subcancilla larranagai (Carcelles, 1947)
  • Cancilla liliformis Huang & Salisbury, 2017: synonym of Cancillopsis liliformis (S.-I Huang & R. Salisbury, 2017) (original combination)
  • Cancilla meyeriana: synonym of Calcimitra meyeriana (Salisbury, 1992)
  • Cancilla planofilum: synonym of Profundimitra planofilum Huang, 2011
  • Cancilla praestantissima (Röding, 1758):{{WRMS species|217198|Cancilla praestantissima (Röding, 1758)||24 April 2010}} synonym of Subcancilla praestantissima (Röding, 1798)
  • Cancilla rufilirata (Adams & Reeve, 1850):{{WRMS species|217195|Cancilla rufilirata (Adams & Reeve, 1850)||24 April 2010}} synonym of Domiporta rufilirata (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  • Cancilla scrobiculata: synonym of Subcancilla scrobiculata (Brocchi, 1814)
  • Cancilla shikamai (Habe, 1980):{{WRMS species|416944|Cancilla shikamai (Habe, 1980)||24 April 2010}} synonym of Domiporta shikamai Habe, 1980
  • Cancilla sigillata (Azuma, 1965):{{WRMS species|416946|Cancilla sigillata (Azuma, 1965)||24 April 2010}} synonym of Domiporta sigillata (Azuma, 1965)
  • Cancilla strangei (Angas, 1867):{{WRMS species|416947|Cancilla strangei (Angas, 1867)||24 April 2010}} synonym of Roseomitra strangei (Angas, 1867)
  • Cancilla turtoni (Smith, 1890):{{WRMS species|224772|Cancilla turtoni (Smith, 1890)||24 April 2010}} synonym of Ziba gambiana (Dohrn, 1861)

References

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  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). {{ISBN|0-915826-22-4}}. XII, 195 pp.
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda