Merica marisca

Merica marisca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Cancellariidae
Genus:	Merica
Species:	M. marisca
Binomial name
Merica marisca Bouchet & Petit, 2002[1]

Merica marisca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 25.4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia

References

1. Bouchet & Petit (2002). The Nautilus 116 (3) : 95–104. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 6 April 2010.
2. Merica marisca Bouchet & Petit, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2010.