Merica sinensis

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

Merica sinensis
Apertural view of shell of Merica sinensis (Reeve, 1856)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Cancellarioidea
Family:
Cancellariidae
Genus:
Merica
Species:
M. sinensis
Binomial name
Merica sinensis
(Reeve, 1856)
Synonyms[1]

Cancellaria sinensis Reeve, 1856

Description

Distribution

References
  1. Merica sinensis (Reeve, 1856). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2010.


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