Merica
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| Genus: | Merica H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
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| Cancellaria melanostoma G.B. Sowerby II, 1849 | |
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Merica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
Species
Species within the genus Merica include:
- Merica aqualica (Petit & Harasewych, 1986)
- Merica asperella (Lamarck, 1822)[2]
- Merica boucheti (Petit & Harasewych, 1986)
- Merica deynzeri Petit & Harasewych, 2000[3]
- Merica ektyphos Petit & Harasewych, 2000[4]
- Merica elegans (G.B. Sowerby I, 1822)[5]
- Merica gigantea (Lee & Lan, 2002)
- Merica laticosta (Löbbecke, 1881)[6]
- Merica lussii Petit & Harasewych, 2000[7]
- Merica marisca Bouchet & Petit, 2002[8]
- Merica melanostoma (Sowerby, 1849)[9]
- Merica oblonga (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)[10]
- Merica purpuriformis (Kiener, 1841)
- Merica sinensis (Reeve, 1856)[11]
- Merica stuardoi (McLean & Andrade, 1982)
- Synonyms
- Merica (Merica) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854: alternate representation of Merica H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
- Merica (Sydaphera) Iredale, 1929: synonym of Sydaphera Iredale, 1929
References
- ^ a b Merica H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 December 2012.
- ^ Merica asperella (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Merica deynzeri Petit & Harasewych, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Merica ektyphos Petit & Harasewych, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Merica elegans (G.B. Sowerby I, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Merica laticosta (Löbbecke, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Merica lussii Petit & Harasewych, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Merica marisca Bouchet & Petit, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Merica melanostoma (Sowerby, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Merica oblonga (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Merica sinensis (Reeve, 1856). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
External links
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