''Mericella'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s, marine
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Some of the shells of the species in this ...
, the nutmeg snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Mericella'' include:
* ''
Mericella alvesi''
(Lima, Barros & Petit, 2007)
* ''
Mericella bozzettii''
Petit & Harasewych, 1993
* ''
Mericella jucunda''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Mericella paschalis
''Mericella paschalis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails, m ...
''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Mericella rosadoi
''Mericella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Mericella'' include:
* ''Mericella alvesi'' (Lima, Barros & Petit, 2007)
* '' ...
''
Verhecken, 2020
* ''
Mericella zhangsupingae''
S.-Q. Zhang & P. Wei, 2018
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''
Mericella cingulata
''Mericella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Mericella'' include:
* ''Mericella alvesi'' (Lima, Barros & Petit, 2007)
* '' ...
''
(Olsson & Bayer, 1972): synonym of ''
Gerdiella cingulata''
Olsson & Bayer, 1973
* ''
Mericella corbicula''
(Dall, 1908): synonym of ''
Gerdiella corbicula''
(Dall, 1908)
* ''
Mericella gerda''
Olsson & Bayer, 1972: synonym of ''
Gerdiella gerda''
Olsson & Bayer, 1973
* ''
Mericella santa''
Olsson & Bayer, 1972:
synonym of ''
Gerdiella santa''
Olsson & Bayer, 1973
References
* Thiele, J. (1929-1935). Handbuch der systematischen Weichtierkunde. Jena, Gustav Fischer, 1154 pp.
* Verhecken A. (2020). New and poorly known species of Cancellariidae (Neogastropoda: Cancellarioidea) from the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific. Gloria Maris. 59(2): 40–89.
Cancellariidae
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