Mericella Explained

Mericella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.

Species

Species within the genus Mericella include:

• Mericella alvesi (Lima, Barros & Petit, 2007)
• Mericella bozzettii Petit & Harasewych, 1993
• Mericella jucunda (Thiele, 1925)
• Mericella paschalis (Thiele, 1925)
• Mericella rosadoi Verhecken, 2020
• Mericella zhangsupingae S.-Q. Zhang & P. Wei, 2018

Species brought into synonymy:

• Mericella cingulata (Olsson & Bayer, 1972): synonym of Gerdiella cingulata Olsson & Bayer, 1973
• Mericella corbicula (Dall, 1908): synonym of Gerdiella corbicula (Dall, 1908)
• Mericella gerda Olsson & Bayer, 1972: synonym of Gerdiella gerda Olsson & Bayer, 1973
• Mericella santa Olsson & Bayer, 1972: synonym of Gerdiella santa Olsson & Bayer, 1973

References

• Thiele, J. (1929-1935). Handbuch der systematischen Weichtierkunde. Jena, Gustav Fischer, 1154 pp.
• Verhecken A. (2020). New and poorly known species of Cancellariidae (Neogastropoda: Cancellarioidea) from the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific. Gloria Maris. 59(2): 40–89.