Cancellaria reticulata

Author
Linnaeus, 1767
Common Names
  • Common Nutmeg

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
73 meters
Overall Geographic Range
North Carolina to Brazil
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • offshore banks in northern Gulf of Mexico
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
References

  • Andrews, J. 1977. Shells and Shores of Texas. University of Texas Press, Austin. xx + 365 pp., [4] pls.

  • Branham, [M. R.]. 1954. Shells along the Florida Shore. Florida Speaks, St. Petersburg. 38 pp.

  • Gundersen, R. W. 1998. The Seashells of Sanibel and Captiva Islands. Author, Kenosha, Wisconsin. 32 pp.

  • Odé, H. 1986b. Distribution and records of the marine Mollusca in the northwest Gulf of Mexico (a continuing monograph), family Cancellariidae and Marginellidae. Texas Conchologist 22(3–4): 99–106.

  • Vokes, H. E., and E. H. Vokes. 1983. Distribution of shallow-water marine Mollusca, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Middle American Research Institute Publication 54: viii + 183.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 09-23-2023.

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