Maesiella
| Maesiella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Subfamily: | Crassispirinae |
| Genus: | Maesiella McLean, 1971[1] |
Maesiella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.[2]
The generic name Maesiella is named in honor of American malacologist Virginia Orr Maes.[3]
Species
Species within the genus Maesiella include:
- Maesiella hermanita (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)[4]
- Maesiella maesae McLean & Poorman, 1971[5]
- Maesiella punctatostriata (Carpenter, 1856)[6]
References
- ↑ McLean (1971). Veliger 14: 123.
- ↑ Maesiella McLean, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
- ↑ Robertson R. (1987). "Virginia Orr Maes (1920-1986): Biography and <Malacological Bibliography". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 139: 527-532.
- ↑ Maesiella hermanita (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
- ↑ Maesiella maesae McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
- ↑ Maesiella punctatostriata (Carpenter, 1856). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
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