Cancellaria obesa, common name : the obese nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
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| Apertural view of shell of Cancellaria obesa Sowerby, 1832 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Cancellaria |
| Species: | C. obesa
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| Cancellaria obesa Sowerby, 1832
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Description edit
The size of an adult shell varies between 24 mm and 57 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Baja California, Mexico, Ecuador and Galapagos.
References edit
- ^ a b Cancellaria obesa Sowerby, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Hemmen J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden, 428pp
External links edit
- "Cancellaria (Cancellaria) obesa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
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