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Massyla corrugata

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Massyla corrugata
Apertural view of shell of Massyla corrugata (Hinds, 1843)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Cancellarioidea
Family:
Cancellariidae
Genus:
Massyla
Species:
M. corrugata
Binomial name
Massyla corrugata
(Hinds, 1843)
Synonyms

Cancellaria corrugata Hinds, 1843 (original combination)

Massyla corrugata, common name the corrugated nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Description

The shell grows to a height of 18 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Ecuador.

References

  1. ^ Massyla corrugata (Hinds, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 December 2012.


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