Merica
Encyclopedia
Merica is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Cancellariidae
, the nutmeg snails.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda...
, the nutmeg snails.
Species
Species within the genus Merica include:- Merica asperellaMerica asperellaMerica asperella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(Lamarck, 1822) - Merica deynzeriMerica deynzeriMerica deynzeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
Petit & Harasewych, 2000 - Merica ektyphosMerica ektyphosMerica ektyphos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
Petit & Harasewych, 2000 - Merica elegansMerica elegansMerica elegans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1822) - Merica laticostaMerica laticostaMerica laticosta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(Löbbecke, 1881) - Merica lussiiMerica lussiiMerica lussii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
Petit & Harasewych, 2000 - Merica mariscaMerica mariscaMerica marisca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
Bouchet & Petit, 2002 - Merica melanostomaMerica melanostomaMerica melanostoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.-Subspecies:* Merica melanostoma melanostoma...
(Sowerby, 1849) - Merica oblongaMerica oblongaMerica oblonga is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) - Merica sinensisMerica sinensisMerica sinensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(Reeve, 1856)