Genus Cancellaria

P 3 p 233

Genus Cancellaria, Lamarck

DeKay, Nat. Hist. of N.Y. Vol p. 138.

Shell solid, oval or globular,
cancellated; spire little elevated, pointed;
aperture semi=oval, notched or sub=
canaliculate at the base; canal very
short, almost none; columella
nearly straight, with prominent plaits
or folds varying in number, usually
transverse; lip internally furrowed;
opercle horney.

Lat cancellatus - cross =barred
- like pales of a fence.