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Genus of gastropods
Merica is a
genus of
sea snails , marine
gastropod
mollusks in the
family
Cancellariidae , the nutmeg snails.
[1]
Species
Species within the genus Merica include:
†
Merica admirabilis Lozouet, 2019
Merica aqualica (Petit & Harasewych, 1986)
Merica asperella (Lamarck, 1822)
[2]
Merica boucheti (Petit & Harasewych, 1986)
†
Merica crenata (Hörnes, 1856)
Merica deynzeri Petit & Harasewych, 2000
[3]
Merica ektyphos Petit & Harasewych, 2000
[4]
Merica elegans (G.B. Sowerby I, 1822)
[5]
†
Merica estotiensis Lozouet, 2019
Merica gigantea (Lee & Lan, 2002)
†
Merica krocki Kovács & Vicián, 2016
Merica laticosta (Löbbecke, 1881)
[6]
Merica lussii Petit & Harasewych, 2000
[7]
Merica marisca Bouchet & Petit, 2002
[8]
Merica melanostoma (G.B. Sowerby II, 1849)
[9]
†
Merica mutabilis Lozouet, 2019
Merica oblonga (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
[10]
†
Merica obsoleta (Hörnes, 1856)
Merica pilasensis Verhecken, 2018
Merica purpuriformis (Kiener, 1841)
Merica semperiana (Crosse, 1863)
Merica sinensis (Reeve, 1856)
[11]
Merica stuardoi (McLean & Andrade, 1982)
†
Merica succineiformis (Boettger, 1906)
Merica undulata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
Merica westralis (Garrard, 1975)
Synonyms:
Merica (Merica) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 : alternate representation of Merica H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
Merica (Sydaphera) Iredale, 1929 : synonym of
Sydaphera Iredale, 1929
†Merica haweraensis Laws, 1940 : synonym of †
Scalptia haweraensis (Laws, 1940)
† Merica kaiparaensis Laws, 1939 : synonym of †
Scalptia kaiparaensis (Laws, 1939) (original combination)
† Merica mioquadrata Sacco, 1894 : synonym of †
Perplicaria mioquadrata (Sacco, 1894) (nov. comb.)
† Merica pukeuriensis Finlay, 1930 : synonym of †
Scalptia pukeuriensis (Finlay, 1930)
References
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b
Merica H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 27 December 2012.
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Merica asperella (Lamarck, 1822) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
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Merica deynzeri Petit & Harasewych, 2000 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
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Merica ektyphos Petit & Harasewych, 2000 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
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Merica elegans (G.B. Sowerby I, 1822) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
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Merica laticosta (Löbbecke, 1881) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
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Merica lussii Petit & Harasewych, 2000 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
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Merica marisca Bouchet & Petit, 2002 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
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Merica melanostoma (Sowerby, 1849) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
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Merica oblonga (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
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Merica sinensis (Reeve, 1856) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
Petit, R.E. & Harasewych, M.G. (2000). Three new species of the genus Merica (Neogastropoda: Cancellariidae) from South Africa and the Philippines. The Nautilus. 114(4): 142–148.
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