Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
)
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
)
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
)
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
)
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
)
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
)
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Neogastropoda
(
)
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
)
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder:
Neogastropoda
(
)
- Thiele, 1929
- Superfamily:
Muricoidea
(
)
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Family:
Mitridae
(
)
- Swainson, 1831
- Subfamily:
Imbricariinae
(
)
- Genus:
Cancilla
(
)
- Swainson, 1840
- Specific name:
praestantissima
- (Röding, 1798)
- Scientific name: - Cancilla praestantissima (Röding, 1798)
- Specific name:
praestantissima
- (Röding, 1798)
- Genus:
Cancilla
(
- Subfamily:
Imbricariinae
(
- Family:
Mitridae
(
- Superfamily:
Muricoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Neogastropoda
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Neogastropoda
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Cancilla
There are approximately 34 species in this genus:
C. aegra · C. bacillum · C. boissaci (Yellow Jawfish) · C. carinata · C. carnicolor · C. circula · C. circulata · C. cloveri · C. filaris · C. filatis · C. filiaris · C. flammea · C. flammigera · C. fulgetrum · C. gloriola · C. granatina · C. heinickei · C. interlirata · C. intersculpta · C. isabella · C. langfordi · C. larranagai · C. meyeriana · C. peasei · C. philippinarum · C. praestantissima · C. rufilirata · C. scrobiculata · C. scrobiculata crosnieri · C. solandri · C. staminea · C. strangei · C. verrucosa · C. yagurai (Trumpetsnout Spikefish)
Bibliography
- Cernohorsky, W.O., 1991, The Mitridae of the World, part II Ind.Pac.Moll, pg.91.
- Robin, A. & Martin, J.C., 2004, Mitridae Costellariidae, plate M-30.
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Notes
Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 16, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 8 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 16, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Natal Museum - Mollusc Collection
- National Chemical Laboratory, IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
- OZCAM
- Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
