Maesiella maesae | |
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Shell of Maesiella maesae | |
Scientific classification | |
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]
The generic name Maesiella as well as the specific name maesae are named in honor of American malacologist Virginia Orr Maes. [2]
The length of the shell attains 6 mm.
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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico to Panama
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