Merica

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Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Cancellariidae		Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Cancellarioidea

Genus MericaH. Adams & A. Adams, 1854

Merica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.

Species

Species within the genus Merica include:

Merica aqualica (Petit & Harasewych, 1986)

Merica asperella (Lamarck, 1822)

Merica boucheti (Petit & Harasewych, 1986)

Merica deynzeri Petit & Harasewych, 2000

Merica ektyphos Petit & Harasewych, 2000

Merica elegans (G.B. Sowerby I, 1822)

Merica gigantea (Lee & Lan, 2002)

Merica laticosta (Löbbecke, 1881)

Merica lussii Petit & Harasewych, 2000

Merica marisca Bouchet & Petit, 2002

Merica melanostoma (Sowerby, 1849)

Merica oblonga (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)

Merica purpuriformis (Kiener, 1841)

Merica sinensis (Reeve, 1856)

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

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