Maesiella maesae

Last updated

Maesiella maesae
Maesiella maesae 001.jpg
Shell of Maesiella maesae
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Maesiella
Species:
M. maesae
Binomial name
Maesiella maesae
McLean & Poorman, 1971

Maesiella maesae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies. [1]

Contents

The generic name Maesiella as well as the specific name maesae are named in honor of American malacologist Virginia Orr Maes. [2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico to Panama

Related Research Articles

Turrid Common name for many species of snail

Turrid, plural turrids, is a common name for a very large group of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks which until recently were all classified in the family Turridae. However, recently the family was discovered to be polyphyletic and therefore was split into a number of families.

Fusiturricula maesae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

Carinodrillia lachrymosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Lioglyphostoma rectilabrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Maesiella hermanita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Maesiella punctatostriata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Compsodrillia gracilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Compsodrillia olssoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Compsodrillia opaca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Compsodrillia undatichorda is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Drillia valida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

Elaeocyma amplinucis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

Elaeocyma melichroa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

Kylix contracta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

<i>Maesiella</i> Genus of gastropods

Maesiella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.

Fusiturricula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.

Virginia Orr Maes (1920–1986) was an American malacologist associated with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Thanks to her collecting, the Academy has an exceptionally fine collection of turrids. She married Robert A. Maes in 1963. They had no children.

Imaclava ima, common name Ima's turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

Turridae Family of gastropods

Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.

Maesiella dominguezi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

References

  1. Maesiella maesae McLean & Poorman, 1971 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 4 April 2010.
  2. Robertson R. (1987). "Virginia Orr Maes (1920-1986): Biography and Malacological Bibliography". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 139: 527–532.