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Cancellopollia gracilis

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Cancellopollia gracilis
Shell of Cancellopollia gracilis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Pisaniidae
Genus: Cancellopollia
Species:
C. gracilis
Binomial name
Cancellopollia gracilis
Vermeij & Bouchet, 1998[1]

Cancellopollia gracilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae, the true whelks and the like.[2]

Description

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The snail shells are cream coloured.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  • Vermeij G.J. & Bouchet P. 1998. New Pisaniinae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Buccinidae) from New Caledonia, with remarks on Cantharus and related genera. Zoosystema 20(3): 471-485