Maesiella
Shell of Maesiella maesae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Maesiella
McLean, 1971[1]
Type species
Maesiella maesae
McLean & Poorman, 1971
Species

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Maesiella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[2]

The generic name Maesiella is named in honor of American malacologist Virginia Orr Maes.[3]

Species

Species within the genus Maesiella include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. McLean (1971). Veliger 14: 123.
  2. Maesiella McLean, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
  3. Robertson R. (1987). "Virginia Orr Maes (1920-1986): Biography and Malacological Bibliography". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 139: 527-532.
  4. Maesiella hermanita (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
  5. Maesiella maesae McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
  6. Maesiella punctatostriata (Carpenter, 1856). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.


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