Merica undulata

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

Merica undulata
Shell of Merica undulata
Scientific classification
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)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 23 mm and 60 mm.

apertural view

abapertural view

Distribution

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