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

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

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

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  • Petit, R.E. & Harasewych, M.G., 1986. New Philippines Cancellariidae (Gastropoda: Cancellariacea), with notes on the fine structure and function of the Nematoglossan radula. The Veliger 28(4): 436-443
  • 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: 1–6
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