Merica asperella | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Merica asperella (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Cancellariidae |
Genus: | Merica |
Species: | M. asperella
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Binomial name | |
Merica asperella (Lamarck, 1822)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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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
- ^ a b Merica asperella (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 December 2012.
External links
- "Merica asperella". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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