MolluscaBase - Merica (Merica) purpuriformis (Kiener, 1841)

WoRMS name details

Merica (Merica) purpuriformis (Kiener, 1841)

AphiaID

574367 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:574367)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted Name

Merica purpuriformis (Kiener, 1841)

Rank

Species

Parent

Merica (Merica) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 represented as Merica H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854

Original name

Cancellaria purpuriformis Kiener, 1841

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Merica (Merica) purpuriformis (Kiener, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574367 on 2025-04-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-06-21 20:29:29Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Sources (1)

Nomenclature

new combination reference 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). <i>Vita Malacologica</i> 9: 1-60. [Published 31 May 2011] [details]