WoRMS taxon details
Merica elegans (G. B. Sowerby I, 1822)
464765 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:464765)
accepted
Species
Cancellaria elegans G. B. Sowerby I, 1822 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cancellaria reeveana Crosse, 1861 · unaccepted
Cancellaria reeveana var. subsinensis Löbbecke, 1881 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
marine
(of Cancellaria elegans G. B. Sowerby I, 1822) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): 5, pl. [218] fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 5, pl. [218] fig. 3 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Merica elegans (G. B. Sowerby I, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464765 on 2026-09-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cancellaria reeveana Crosse, 1861) Crosse, H. (1861). Étude sur le genre cancellaire, suivie du catalogue des espèces vivantes et fossiles actuellement connues. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 9(3): 220-256., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15608325
page(s): 237 [details]
original description (of Cancellaria reeveana var. subsinensis Löbbecke, 1881) Löbbecke, T. (1881-1887). Das Genus <i>Cancellaria</i>. <em>In: Küster, H. C.; Kobelt, W.; Weinkauff, H. C.; Eds. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz.</em> 4: 1–96, pls. 1–23. [Issued in parts: 1–16, pls 1–5 (1881); 17–32, pls 6–10 (1885); 33–56, pls 11–15 [(1886); 57–80, pls 16–20 (1886); 81–96, pls 21–23 (1887)]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52487307
page(s): 12 [details]
original description (of Cancellaria elegans G. B. Sowerby I, 1822) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): 5, pl. [218] fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Verhecken, A. (1997). Mollusca, Gastropoda: Arafura Sea Cancellariidae collected during the KARUBAR Cruise. <em>in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 172: 295-324. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 307 [details]
page(s): 237 [details]
original description (of Cancellaria reeveana var. subsinensis Löbbecke, 1881) Löbbecke, T. (1881-1887). Das Genus <i>Cancellaria</i>. <em>In: Küster, H. C.; Kobelt, W.; Weinkauff, H. C.; Eds. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz.</em> 4: 1–96, pls. 1–23. [Issued in parts: 1–16, pls 1–5 (1881); 17–32, pls 6–10 (1885); 33–56, pls 11–15 [(1886); 57–80, pls 16–20 (1886); 81–96, pls 21–23 (1887)]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52487307
page(s): 12 [details]
original description (of Cancellaria elegans G. B. Sowerby I, 1822) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): 5, pl. [218] fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Verhecken, A. (1997). Mollusca, Gastropoda: Arafura Sea Cancellariidae collected during the KARUBAR Cruise. <em>in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 172: 295-324. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 307 [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]
additional source Verhecken, A. (1986). The recent Cancellariidae of Indonesia (Neogastropoda, Cancellariacea). <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 25(2): 29-66.
page(s): 40, fig. 40 [details]
additional source Verhecken, A. (1986). The recent Cancellariidae of Indonesia (Neogastropoda, Cancellariacea). <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 25(2): 29-66.
page(s): 40, fig. 40 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Cancellaria elegans G. B. Sowerby I, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cancellaria reeveana Crosse, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Malacopics (Merica elegans (G. B. Sowerby I, 1822) Taiwan, Kaohsiung, at 36.5-75 m depth, ex co...
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cancellaria reeveana Crosse, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Malacopics (Merica elegans (G. B. Sowerby I, 1822) Taiwan, Kaohsiung, at 36.5-75 m depth, ex co...
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