Cancellariid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cancellariid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any member of the Cancellariidae, or nutmeg snails.
Meaning
(zoology) Any member of the Cancellariidae, or nutmeg snails.
Example Sentences
Closely related cancellariid species from California have been observed to feed in this manner, and the deep-water southwestern Florida species may also be a similar suctorial feeder.
The present paper is a continuation of our study of the deep-water cancellariid fauna of the Southwest Pacific, based on the material originating from recent expeditions in New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Wallis & Futuna, […]
More recently, Beu & Maxwell (1987) erected the subfamily Plesiotritoninae to include very high-spired varicate cancellariids with non-collabral axial sculpture that were previously placed in the families Buccinidae, Fasciolariidae and Ranellidae.
Word Forms
- cancellariids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cerionid, carinariid, nerinellid, nerillid, nuculid, camaenid.
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