WoRMS taxon details
Merica lussii Petit & Harasewych, 2000
464767 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:464767)
accepted
Species
marine
Petit, R.E. & Harasewych, M.G. (2000). Three new species of the genus <i>Merica</i> (Neogastropoda: Cancellariidae) from South Africa and the Philippines. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 114(4): 142–148., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8271814
page(s): 143, figs 2, 7, 8. [details]
page(s): 143, figs 2, 7, 8. [details]
Type locality contained in Natal
type locality contained in Natal (origin: native - endemic) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Merica lussii Petit & Harasewych, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464767 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Petit, R.E. & Harasewych, M.G. (2000). Three new species of the genus <i>Merica</i> (Neogastropoda: Cancellariidae) from South Africa and the Philippines. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 114(4): 142–148., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8271814
page(s): 143, figs 2, 7, 8. [details]
basis of record Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 197. [details]
page(s): 143, figs 2, 7, 8. [details]
basis of record Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 197. [details]
Other
additional source
Hemmen, J. (2007). <i>Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae</i>. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp. [With amendments and corrections taken from Petit R.E. (2012) A critique of, and errata for, <i>Recent Cancellariidae</i> by Jens Hemmen, 2007. <i>Conchologia Ingrata</i> 9: 1-8]. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
