| Merica purpuriformis | |
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| Species: | M. purpuriformis |
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| Merica purpuriformis (Kiener, 1841) | |
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Merica purpuriformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. [1]
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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. Some of the shells of the species in this family resemble a nutmeg seed.
Cancellaria is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Stramonita is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Rapaninae of thefamily Muricidae, the rock snails.
Merica elegans, common name the elegant nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Merica oblonga is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Merica gigantea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Merica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Sydaphera is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
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Trubatsa undulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Trubatsa unicornis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Trubatsa virginiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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Trubatsa saltantis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Typhina clarki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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