''Maesiella dominguezi'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conacea) and part of the Neogastropoda ( Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
In 1995 Kantor elevated the subfamily Pseudomelatomina ...
, the turrids and allies.
The generic name ''Maesiella'' is named in honor of the American
malacologist Virginia Orr Maes Virginia Orr Maes (1920–1986) was an American malacologist associated with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.Robertson R. (1987). "Virginia Orr Maes (1920-1986): Biography and Malacological Bibliography". ''Proceedings of the Acade ...
.
[Robertson R. (1987). "Virginia Orr Maes (1920-1986): Biography and Malacological Bibliography". '' Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia'' 139]
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532.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 9.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Isla La Orchila,
Venezuela and
Aruba
Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ...
.
References
* Gibson-Smith, J., and W. Gibson-Smith. "New Recent gastropod species from Venezuela and a bivalve range extension." The Veliger 25 (1983): 177-181.
External links
*
Gastropods.com: ''Maesiella dominguezi''Tucker, J.K. 2004 ''Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)''. Zootaxa 682:1–1295
dominguezi
Gastropods described in 1983
Gastropods of Aruba
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