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Neocancilla papilio
	Shell of Neocancilla papilio
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Mitridae
Genus:	Neocancilla
Species:	N. papilio
Binomial name
	Neocancilla papilio; (Link, 1807)
Synonyms
	Mitra scabriuscula Lamarck, 1811; Mitra sphaerulata Martyn, 1784 (non-binominal); Scabricola scabriuscula (Lamarck, 1811); Voluta leucostoma Gmelin, 1791; Voluta papilio Link, 1807 (original combination);

Neocancilla papilio is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.^[1]

Description

The shell is sculptured with thick beaded ridges. ^[2]

This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea.

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