Merica

Merica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.

Species

Species within the genus Merica include:

• † Merica admirabilis <small>Lozouet, 2019</small>
• Merica aqualica <small>(Petit & Harasewych, 1986)</small>
• Merica asperella <small>(Lamarck, 1822)</small>
• Merica boucheti <small>(Petit & Harasewych, 1986)</small>
• † Merica crenata <small>(Hörnes, 1856)</small>
• Merica deynzeri <small>Petit & Harasewych, 2000</small>
• Merica ektyphos <small>Petit & Harasewych, 2000</small>
• Merica elegans <small>(G.B. Sowerby I, 1822)</small>
• † Merica estotiensis <small>Lozouet, 2019</small>
• Merica gigantea <small>(Lee & Lan, 2002)</small>
• † Merica krocki <small>Kovács & Vicián, 2016</small>
• Merica laticosta <small>(Löbbecke, 1881)</small>
• Merica lussii <small>Petit & Harasewych, 2000</small>
• Merica marisca <small>Bouchet & Petit, 2002</small>
• Merica melanostoma <small>(G.B. Sowerby II, 1849)</small>
• † Merica mutabilis <small>Lozouet, 2019</small>
• Merica oblonga <small>(G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)</small>
• †Merica obsoleta <small>(Hörnes, 1856)</small>
• Merica pilasensis <small>Verhecken, 2018</small>
• Merica purpuriformis <small>(Kiener, 1841)</small>
• Merica semperiana <small>(Crosse, 1863)</small>
• Merica sinensis <small>(Reeve, 1856)</small>
• Merica stuardoi <small>(McLean & Andrade, 1982)</small>
• † Merica succineiformis <small>(Boettger, 1906)</small>
• Merica undulata <small>(G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)</small>
• Merica westralis <small>(Garrard, 1975)</small>

Synonyms:

• Merica (Merica) <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854</small>: alternate representation of Merica <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854</small>
• Merica (Sydaphera) <small>Iredale, 1929</small>: synonym of Sydaphera <small>Iredale, 1929</small>
• †Merica haweraensis <small>Laws, 1940</small>: synonym of † Scalptia haweraensis <small>(Laws, 1940)</small>
• † Merica kaiparaensis <small>Laws, 1939</small>: synonym of † Scalptia kaiparaensis <small>(Laws, 1939)</small> (original combination)
• † Merica mioquadrata <small>Sacco, 1894</small>: synonym of † Perplicaria mioquadrata <small>(Sacco, 1894)</small> (nov. comb.)
• † Merica pukeuriensis <small>Finlay, 1930</small>: synonym of † Scalptia pukeuriensis <small>(Finlay, 1930)</small>

References

• 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.

External links

• Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst.
• Hemmen J. (2007) Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp. [With amendments and corrections taken from Petit R.E. (2012) A critique of, and errata for, Recent Cancellariidae by Jens Hemmen, 2007. Conchologia Ingrata 9: 1-8