Massyla corrugata

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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