Maurea pellucida

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Maurea pellucida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1]

Phylum:Mollusca
Order:Trochida
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Maurea pellucida
Shell of Maurea pellucida (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Maurea
Species:
M. pellucida
Binomial name
Maurea pellucida
(Valenciennes, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma (Calliotropis) pellucidum (Valenciennes, 1846)
  • Calliostoma (Calliotropis) pellucidum spiratum W. R. B. Oliver, 1926
  • Calliostoma (Maurea) pellucidum (Valenciennes, 1846)
  • Calliostoma pellucidum (Valenciennes, 1846)
  • Calliostoma undulatum Finlay, 1923
  • Trochus pellucidus Valenciennes, 1846
  • Trochus torquatus Anton in Philippi, 1848
  • Venustas pellucida (Valenciennes, 1846)
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Description

The length of the shell attains 27 mm

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and New Zealand.

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