Cancellaria the unique nutmeg shell

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Cancellaria Shells

  • Family Cancellariidae. Composed of several hundred species found in tropical seas (rare occasions in temperate regions) worldwide. Common shell of the Indo-Pacific region preferring the shallow tidal zones.


  • These are small solid shells. Most have a striking cross ribbed sculpture. It has a drawn out aperture with a short canal at the base. The inner lip is plicate and the outer ribbed within. The shell has no operculum.

  • I1-8

  • One Cancellaria Shell approximately 1 inch ..... .11


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