Maesiella maesae
| Maesiella maesae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Subfamily: | Crassispirinae |
| 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 Turridae, the turrids.[1]
The generic name Maesiella as well as the specific name maesae are named in honor of American malacologist Virginia Orr Maes.[2]
References
- ↑ Maesiella maesae McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 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.
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