Biology:Merica purpuriformis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Merica purpuriformis
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.217928 - Merica purpuriformis (Kiener, 1841) - Cancellariidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Shell of Merica purpuriformis (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Merica
Species:
M. purpuriformis
Binomial name
Merica purpuriformis
(Kiener, 1841)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cancellaria maccoyi Pritchard & Gatlif, 1899
  • Cancellaria purpuriformis Kiener, 1841
  • Merica (Merica) purpuriformis (Kiener, 1841) · alternate representation
  • Sydaphera purpuriformis (Kiener, 1841)

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

Description

Distribution

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Merica purpuriformis (Kiener, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574366 on 2022-07-14
  • Pritchard G.B. & Gatliff J. H. (1899). On some new species of Victorian Mollusca. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, new series. new ser., 11(2): 179–184, pl. 20

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