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Cancellaria jayana

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Cancellaria jayana
Apertural view of shell of Cancellaria jayana Keen, 1958
Scientific classification
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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.

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

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

  • "Cancellaria jayana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 June 2011.