The common nutmeg, Cancellaria reticulata, is a species of medium-sized to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.

[1] This species lives in the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Brazil, in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

This species is probably carnivorous because its radula is ideal for feeding on soft-bodied animals.

It has a rough surface with many spiral cords crossing many axial ribs, resulting in a lattice or beaded pattern.

The common nutmeg's coloration is banded or splotched with tints of cream and orange or brown.