Merica asperella

Merica asperella
Apertural view of a shell of Merica asperella (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Merica
Species:
M. asperella
Binomial name
Merica asperella
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cancellaria asperella Lamarck, 1822
  • Cancellaria grayi Tryon, 1885

Merica asperella, common name the elegant nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

  1. ^ a b Merica asperella (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 December 2012.
  • "Merica asperella". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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