Cancellaria jayana

Cancellaria jayana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Cancellaria jayana
Apertural view of shell of Cancellaria jayana Keen, 1958
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Cancellarioidea
Family:
Cancellariidae
Genus:
Cancellaria
Species:
C. jayana
Binomial name
Cancellaria jayana
Keen, 1958
Synonyms[1]

Cancellaria clathrata A. Adams, 1855 (non Lamarck, 1822)

Apertural view of shell of Cancellaria jayana Keen, 1958.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 25 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Mexico and Panama.

References
  1. Cancellaria jayana Keen, 1958. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • "Cancellaria jayana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 June 2011.


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