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nutmeg shell

gastropod family
Also known as: Cancellariidae
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  • snail
    gastropod
    / Classification

    shells (Mitridae), volute shells (Volutidae), nutmeg shells (Cancellariidae), and marginellas (Marginellidae) generally have operculum reduced or lacking; most are tropical ocean dwellers, active predators or scavengers; many olive, volute, and marginella shells are highly polished and colourful. Superfamily Toxoglossa Auger shells (Terebridae),

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    shells (Mitridae), volute shells (Volutidae), nutmeg shells (Cancellariidae), and marginellas (Marginellidae) generally have operculum reduced or lacking; most are tropical ocean dwellers, active predators or scavengers; many olive, volute, and marginella shells are highly polished and colourful. Superfamily Toxoglossa Auger shells (Terebridae),

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