Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Cancellariidae Scientific name Merica elegans | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Cancellarioidea Genus Merica Rank Species | |
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Similar Merica, Merica oblonga, Scalptia, Cancellaria cooperii, Trigonostoma | ||
Merica elegans, common name the elegant nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 22 mm and 43 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Indonesia and Western Thailand; also off Australia (Queensland)
References
Merica elegans Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA