Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Gastropoda |
| Order: Neogastropoda |
| Family: Cancellariidae |
| Genus: Cancellaria |
| Species: Cancellaria reticulata (Linnaeus, 1767) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Anastasia Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Satilla Formation |
| Bermont Formation [Common] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Nashua Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Questionable/rare] |
Remarks
Common name: n/a
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
First English Description (from Weisbord, 1962, p. 398-400):
“Shell rather small, broadly ovate. Nucleus decollate, the post-nuclear whorls moderately convex, the body whorl globose, shouldered near the summit. Sculpture reticulate, consisting, on the body whorl, of 14 or so low flat spiral ribs crossed by about 28 higher and comewhat narrower axial ribs, the intersections nodular. Columella with three strong plaits, the upper or posterior one much the larger, the upper and middle ones subparallel and nearly horizontal, both with a growth of callus on their undersides, the lowest plait the smallest and oblique. Above the posterior shelflike plait, the columella is deeply excavated. On the parietal wall above the excavated area there is a prominent, irregularly thickened, rounded, Distorsio-like ridge which extends well within the aperture but merges, at the labium, with the ninth spiral rib down from the summit. It is the position and prominence of this ridge that serves to differentiate this shell from C. reticulata (Linnaeus) and its numerous congeners.
Dimensions. – Holotype (anterior and posterior ends broken away), length 13 mm.; max. width 10.5 mm.
Type locality. – Lower Mare formation at W-13, on hillside above west bank of Quebrada Mare Abajo. One mutilated specimen, the holotype.”
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Measurements: n/a
Other remarks:
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog and WoRMS.
References: n/a
Online resources:
Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on August 6, 2015. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.
This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.
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