Merica marisca

Merica marisca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Merica
Species:
M. marisca
Binomial name
Merica marisca

Merica marisca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 25.4 mm.

Biology

This species is a predator.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in benthic zones off New Caledonia.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bouchet, Philippe; Petit, Richard (2002). "New species of deep-water Cancellariidae (Gastropoda) from the southwestern Pacific". The Nautilus. 116 (3): 95–104. BHL page 8270635.

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