Merica undulata
Species of gastropod
Merica undulata | |
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Shell of Merica undulata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Cancellariidae |
Genus: | Merica |
Species: | M. undulata |
Binomial name | |
Merica undulata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1849) | |
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Merica undulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 23 mm and 60 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species is found between Southern Queensland and Western Australia.
References
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Merica undulata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1459677 on 2022-07-14
External links
- Sowerby, G. B. II. (1849). Descriptions of some new species of Cancellaria in the collection of Mr. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 16: 136–138
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