Maesiella
Encyclopedia
Maesiella is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Turridae
, the turrids.
The generic name Maesiella is named in honor of American malacologist Virginia Orr Maes
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Turridae
Turridae
Turridae, , is a large taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, that vary in size from minute to moderately large. With more than 4,000 species, the Turridae is the largest mollusk family and group of marine caenogastropods...
, the turrids.
The generic name Maesiella is named in honor of American malacologist Virginia Orr Maes
Virginia Orr Maes
Virginia Orr Maes was an American malacologist associated with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Thanks to her collecting, the Academy has an exceptionally fine collection of turrids. She married Robert A. Maes in 1963...
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Species
Species within the genus Maesiella include:- Maesiella hermanitaMaesiella hermanitaMaesiella hermanita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932) - Maesiella maesaeMaesiella maesaeMaesiella maesae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.The generic name Maesiella as well as the specific name maesae are named in honor of American malacologist Virginia Orr Maes....
McLean & Poorman, 1971 - Maesiella punctatostriataMaesiella punctatostriataMaesiella punctatostriata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Carpenter, 1856)