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{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Zoological Illustrations Tiara isabella.jpg
| image_caption = Drawing with two views of a shell of ''Cancilla isabella''
| taxon = Cancilla
| authority = Swainson, 1840
| type_species = ''Tiara isabella''
| type_species_authority = Swainson, 1831
| synonyms_ref =
| synonyms =
* ''Mitra (Cancilla)''
* ''Tiara (Cancilla)'' <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
}}
'''''Cancilla''''' is a [[genus]] of [[sea snail]]s, [[marine (ocean)|marine]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Mitridae]].<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|205559|''Cancilla'' Swainson, 1840||13 December 2018}}</ref>
==Description==
The slender shell has a fusiform shape.The [[Spire (mollusc)|spire]] is acuminate. The [[Whorl (mollusc)|whorl]]s are crossed by transverse, linear, elevated ridges. The [[Aperture (mollusc)|aperture]] is simple posteriorly. The thin outer [[Lip (gastropod)|lip]] is simple.<ref>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650 Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls]</ref>
==Species==
Species within the genus ''Cancilla'' include:<ref name="WoRMS"/>
* ''[[Cancilla baeri]]'' <small>(Turner & Cernohorsky, 2003)</small>
* ''[[Cancilla chihsiungi]]'' <small>S.-I Huang & Q.-Y. Chuo, 2019</small>
* ''[[Cancilla fallowense]]'' <small>Marrow, 2020</small>
* ''[[Cancilla fibula]]'' <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009</small>
* ''[[Cancilla heinickei]]'' <small>(Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2003)</small>
* ''[[Cancilla herrmanni]]'' <small>Dekkers, 2014</small>
* ''[[Cancilla isabella]]'' <small>Swainson, 1831</small><ref>{{WRMS species|416916|''Cancilla isabella'' Swainson, 1831||24 April 2010}}</ref>
* ''[[Cancilla rehderi]]'' <small>(J.H. Webb, 1958)</small>
* ''[[Cancilla rikae]]'' <small>(Guillot de Suduiraut, 2004)</small>
* ''[[Cancilla schepmani]]'' <small>(Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2003)</small>
* ''[[Cancilla suni]]'' <small>S.-I Huang & Q.-Y. Chuo, 2019</small>
* ''[[Cancilla turneri]]'' <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009</small>
;Taxa inquirenda:
* ''Cancilla beyerlei'' <small>Jousseaume, 1894</small>
* ''Cancilla innesi'' <small>Jousseaume, 1894</small>
* ''Cancilla sura'' <small>Jousseaume, 1898</small>
;Species brought into synonymy:
* Subgenus ''Cancilla'' (''Domiporta'') <small>Cernohorsky, 1970</small>: synonym of ''[[Domiporta]]'' <small>Cernohorsky, 1970</small>
* ''Cancilla abyssicola'': synonym of ''[[Profundimitra abyssicola]]'' <small>(Schepman, 1911)</small>
* ''Cancilla aegra'': synonym of ''[[Nebularia aegra]]'' <small>(Reeve, 1845)</small>
* ''Cancilla antoniae'' <small>Adams, H.G., 1870</small> : synonym of ''[[Neocancilla pretiosa]]'' <small>(Reeve, 1844)</small>
* ''Cancilla apprimapex'': synonym of ''[[Gemmulimitra apprimapex]]'' <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009</small>
* ''Cancilla armonica'': synonym of ''[[Imbricaria armonica]]'' <small>(T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 2005)</small>
* ''Cancilla carnicolor'' <small>(Reeve, 1844)</small>:<ref>{{WRMS species|217197|''Cancilla carnicolor'' (Reeve, 1844)||24 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[[Domiporta carnicolor]]'' <small>(Reeve, 1844)</small>
* ''Cancilla citharoidea'' <small>(Dohrn, 1862)</small>:<ref>{{WRMS species|416948|''Cancilla citharoidea'' (Dohrn, 1862)||24 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[[Domiporta citharoidea]]'' <small>(Dohrn, 1862)</small>
* ''Cancilla cloveri'' <small>Cernohorsky, 1971</small> : synonym of ''[[Swainsonia cloveri]]'' <small>(Cernohorsky, 1971)</small>
* ''Cancilla duplilirata'': synonym of ''[[Gemmulimitra duplilirata]]'' <small>(Reeve, 1845)</small>
* ''Cancilla filaris'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1771)</small>:<ref>{{WRMS species|217196|''Cancilla filaris'' (Linnaeus, 1771)||24 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[[Domiporta filaris]]'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1771)</small>
* ''Cancilla gloriola'' <small>(Cernohorsky, 1970)</small>:<ref>{{WRMS species|416945|''Cancilla gloriola'' (Cernohorsky, 1970)||24 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[[Domiporta gloriola]]'' <small>(Cernohorsky, 1970)</small>
* ''Cancilla granatina'' <small>(Lamarck, 1811)</small>:<ref>{{WRMS species|217194|''Cancilla granatina'' (Lamarck, 1811)||24 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[[Domiporta granatina]]'' <small>(Lamarck, 1811)</small>
* ''Cancilla larranagai'' <small>(Carcelles, 1947):</small><ref>{{WRMS species|416918|''Cancilla larranagai'' (Carcelles, 1947)||24 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[[Subcancilla larranagai]]'' <small>(Carcelles, 1947)</small>
* ''Cancilla liliformis'' <small>Huang & Salisbury, 2017</small>: synonym of ''[[Cancillopsis liliformis]]'' <small>(S.-I Huang & R. Salisbury, 2017)</small> (original combination)
* ''Cancilla meyeriana'': synonym of ''[[Calcimitra meyeriana]]'' <small>(Salisbury, 1992)</small>
* ''Cancilla planofilum'': synonym of ''[[Profundimitra planofilum]]'' <small>Huang, 2011</small>
* ''Cancilla praestantissima'' <small>(Röding, 1758)</small>:<ref>{{WRMS species|217198|''Cancilla praestantissima'' (Röding, 1758)||24 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[[Subcancilla praestantissima]]'' <small>(Röding, 1798)</small>
* ''Cancilla rufilirata'' <small>(Adams & Reeve, 1850)</small>:<ref>{{WRMS species|217195|''Cancilla rufilirata'' (Adams & Reeve, 1850)||24 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[[Domiporta rufilirata]]'' <small>(Adams & Reeve, 1850)</small>
* ''Cancilla scrobiculata'': synonym of ''[[Subcancilla scrobiculata]]'' <small>(Brocchi, 1814)</small> †
* ''Cancilla shikamai'' <small>(Habe, 1980)</small>:<ref>{{WRMS species|416944|''Cancilla shikamai'' (Habe, 1980)||24 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[[Domiporta shikamai]]'' <small>Habe, 1980</small>
* ''Cancilla sigillata'' <small>(Azuma, 1965)</small>:<ref>{{WRMS species|416946|''Cancilla sigillata'' (Azuma, 1965)||24 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[[Domiporta sigillata]]'' <small>(Azuma, 1965)</small>
* ''Cancilla strangei'' <small>(Angas, 1867)</small>:<ref>{{WRMS species|416947|''Cancilla strangei'' (Angas, 1867)||24 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[[Roseomitra strangei]]'' <small>(Angas, 1867)</small>
* ''Cancilla turtoni'' <small>(Smith, 1890)</small>:<ref>{{WRMS species|224772|''Cancilla turtoni'' (Smith, 1890)||24 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[[Ziba gambiana]]'' <small>(Dohrn, 1861)</small>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Sheppard, A (1984). ''The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns''. Coral Reefs 3: 43–50
* Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). ''Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice''
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca.'' American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). {{ISBN|0-915826-22-4}}. XII, 195 pp.
* Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago''. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450 Swainson W. (1840) ''A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish''. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp.]
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