Cancilla filaris Linnaeus 1771 (mitre shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae

Belongs to Cancilla according to

Sister taxa: Cancilla (Cancilla), Cancilla (Domiporta), Cancilla (Ziba), Cancilla arntzenii, Cancilla bronni, Cancilla hirosei, Cancilla praestantissima, Cancilla rembangensis, Cancilla scrobiculata, Mitra (Cancilla) flammea

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at USGS 17442 - Chinen Sand Member, Ryukyu Group, Okinawa (Pliocene of Japan)

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