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.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: Cancilla baeri (Turner & Cernohorsky, 2003) Cancilla chihsiungi S.-I Huang & Q.-Y. Chuo, 2019 Cancilla fallowense Marrow, 2020 Cancilla fibula Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009 Cancilla heinickei (Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2003) Cancilla herrmanni Dekkers, 2014 Cancilla isabella Swainson, 1831 Cancilla rehderi (J.H. Webb, 1958) Cancilla rikae (Guillot de Suduiraut, 2004) Cancilla schepmani (Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2003) Cancilla suni S.-I Huang & Q.-Y. Chuo, 2019 Cancilla turneri Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009 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): synonym of Domiporta carnicolor (Reeve, 1844) Cancilla citharoidea (Dohrn, 1862): 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): synonym of Domiporta filaris (Linnaeus, 1771) Cancilla gloriola (Cernohorsky, 1970): synonym of Domiporta gloriola (Cernohorsky, 1970) Cancilla granatina (Lamarck, 1811): synonym of Domiporta granatina (Lamarck, 1811) Cancilla larranagai (Carcelles, 1947): 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): synonym of Subcancilla praestantissima (Röding, 1798) Cancilla rufilirata (Adams & Reeve, 1850): synonym of Domiporta rufilirata (Adams & Reeve, 1850) Cancilla scrobiculata: synonym of Subcancilla scrobiculata (Brocchi, 1814) † Cancilla shikamai (Habe, 1980): synonym of Domiporta shikamai Habe, 1980 Cancilla sigillata (Azuma, 1965): synonym of Domiporta sigillata (Azuma, 1965) Cancilla strangei (Angas, 1867): synonym of Roseomitra strangei (Angas, 1867) Cancilla turtoni (Smith, 1890): synonym of Ziba gambiana (Dohrn, 1861)
References
Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43–50 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). . XII, 195 pp. Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
External links
Swainson W. (1840) A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp.