''Bonellitia'' is a genus of

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

s, marine

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusks in the family

Cancellariidae Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Some of the shells of the species in this family resemble a nutmeg seed. Di ...

, the nutmeg snails.

Species

Species within the genus ''Bonellitia'' include: * '' Bonellitia scobina'' (Hedley & Petterd, 1906) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Bonellitia afra'' (Petit & Harasewych, 2000): synonym of '' Admetula afra'' Petit & Harasewych, 2000 * ''Bonellitia atopodonta'' (Petit & Harasewych, 1986): synonym of ''

Admetula atopodonta ''Admetula atopodonta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relation ...

'' (Petit & Harasewych, 1986) * ''Bonellitia bayeri'' (Petit, 1976): synonym of ''

Admetula bayeri ''Admetula bayeri'', common name: Bayer's nutmeg, is a species of sea snail; a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails. Description Distribution This species is found in the Caribbean Sea ...

'' Petit, 1976 * ''Bonellitia cornidei'' (Altimira, 1978): synonym of ''

Admetula cornidei ''Admetula cornidei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. Description The size of the thin, ovately oblong shell varies between 9 mm and 12 mm. The color of the sh ...

'' (Altimira, 1978) * ''Bonellitia epula'' (Petit & Harasewych, 1991): synonym of ''

Admetula epula ''Admetula epula'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship ...

'' Petit & Harasewych, 1991 * ''Bonellitia garrardi'' (Petit, 1974): synonym of ''

Admetula garrardi ''Admetula garrardi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. Description The shell size varies between 10mm and 17mm. Distribution This species is distributed ...

'' Petit, 1974 * ''Bonellitia gittenbergeri'' Verhecken, 2002: synonym of ''

Admetula gittenbergeri ''Admetula gittenbergeri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.Verhecken A. (2007). ''Revision of the Cancellariidae (Mollusca, Neogastropoda, Cancellarioidea) of the eastern Atlantic (40°N-40°S) and the Mediterranean''. Zoosystema : 29(2): 281-364 p. 286-289
* ''Bonellitia superstes'' Finlay, 1930: synonym of ''

Admetula superstes ''Admetula superstes'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mol ...

'' (Finlay, 1930) * ''Bonellitia vossi'' (Petit, 1976): synonym of ''

Admetula vossi ''Admetula vossi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. Description The maximum shell size is 13 mm Distribution This species is found along the Bahamas The Bah ...

'' Petit, 1976

References

* Hemmen J. (2007). ''Recent Cancellariidae''. Wiesbaden, 428pp Cancellariidae {{Cancellariidae-stub