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Cancellaria menadensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae

Taxonomy
Cancellaria menadensis was named by Schepman (1907). Its type specimen is RGM.102384, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kajoe Ragi, Manado, which is in a Pleistocene carbonate marl in Indonesia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. acuta, C. aldrichi, C. alternata, C. alveata, C. ancycla, C. atopodonta, C. atraktoides, C. barkeri, C. bifasciata, C. bifasciatum, C. calusa, C. calypso, C. cannoni, C. centrota, C. chinenensis, C. clewistonensis, C. contorta, C. costata, C. dertonensis, C. druidarum, C. ecuheea, C. eucheea, C. euclethra, C. evulsa, C. fenestrata, C. floridana, C. frizzelli, C. govenderi, C. gracilis, C. haemastoma, C. harmeri, C. harpiniformis, C. hartti, C. hatti, C. hukusimana, C. iickana, C. inornata, C. laticosta, C. lipara, C. lyrata, C. mitrodita, C. muricata, C. nitidula, C. panones, C. paraguanensis, C. paramoorei, C. picta, C. pirabensis, C. praeindentata, C. pristina, C. prophylactica, C. pseudovulsa, C. rapa, C. reeveana, C. sanctifrancisci, C. santiagensis, C. scalaroides, C. spengleriana, C. spherotopleura, C. springvalenensis, C. stibara, C. subtiarophora, C. subtilicancellata, C. sursalta, C. tritonidea, C. verbeeki, C. waltoniana, C. yonabaruensis, C. zitteli, C. beata, C. cancellata, C. epistiformis, C. jungi, C. snatolensis, C. dertonensis, C. peninsularis, C. anomala, C. conradiana, C. decussata, C. decussata, C. epistomifera, C. epsitomifera, C. lavelana, C. obesa, C. tholoensis, C. ventricosa, C. beata, C. codazzi, C. crassidiformis, C. cremata, C. dinata, C. cubaguensis, C. asperella, C. bellardi, C. callosa, C. contorta, C. contorta, C. evulsa, C. jansseni, C. kobayashii, C. atraktoides, C. cibarcola, C. portoricana, C. barjonae, C. piscatoria, C. varicosa, C. bocageana, C. perspectiva, C. sphenoidostoma, C. spinifera, C. subthomasiae, C. umbilicaris
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2026-05-23; modified by M. Clapham on 2026-05-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Cancellaria menadensis Schepman

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyCancellarioideaGray 1853
familyCancellariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyCancellariinaeGray 1853
genusCancellariaLamarck 1799
speciesmenadensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cancellaria menadensis Schepman 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:59:23
Modified: 2009-03-16 10:59:23
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Indonesia Cancellaria menadensis (type locality: 278851)