Maesiella maesae
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| 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.
