Massyla
| Massyla | |
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| 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 H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Cancellaria corrugata Hinds, 1843 | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Massyla is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. [1]
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are within the genus Massyla : [1]
- Massyla corrugata (Hinds, 1843)
- Massyla cumingiana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1844)
References
- 1 2 3 Bouchet, P. (2012). Massyla H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464464 on 2012-08-26
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