Biology:Merica undulata

Merica undulata
	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)
Synonyms
	Cancellaria undulata G.B. Sowerby II, 1849 (basionym); Cancellaria undulata var. truncata G.B. Sowerby II, 1849a; Merica (Sydaphera) undulata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849) · alternate representation; Sydaphera renovata Iredale, 1929; Sydaphera undulata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849);

Short description: Species of gastropod

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.

apertural view

abapertural view

This marine species is found between Southern Queensland and Western Australia.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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

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Merica undulata

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)
Synonyms^[1]
Cancellaria undulata G.B. Sowerby II, 1849 (basionym) Cancellaria undulata var. truncata G.B. Sowerby II, 1849a Merica (Sydaphera) undulata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849) · alternate representation Sydaphera renovata Iredale, 1929 Sydaphera undulata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)