Merica asperella

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Merica asperella
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Apertural view of a shell of Merica asperella (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Merica
Species:
M. asperella
Binomial name
Merica asperella
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cancellaria asperellaLamarck, 1822
  • Cancellaria grayiTryon, 1885

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]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

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References

  1. 1 2 Merica asperella (Lamarck, 1822) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 December 2012.