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

Merica aqualica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Merica
Species:
M. aqualica
Binomial name
Merica aqualica
(Petit & Harasewych, 1986)
Synonyms
  • Cancellaria aqualica Petit & Harasewych, 1986 (original combination)
  • Merica (Merica) aqualica (Petit & Harasewych, 1986)

Description

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Size is 15–50 mm (0.59–1.97 in).[2]

Distribution

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It can be found in the waters around the Philippines.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Merica aqualica (Petit & Harasewych, 1986). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Cancellaria aqualica at gastropods.com". Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  • Verhecken A. (2011) The Cancellariidae of the Panglao Marine Biodiversity Project 2004 and the Panglao 2005 and Aurora 2007 deep sea cruises in the Philippines, with description of six new species (Neogastropoda, Cancellarioidea). Vita Malacologica 9: 1–60.
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