Maesiella

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

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

Species

Species within the genus Maesiella include:

• Maesiella dominguezi <small>(J. & W. Gibson-Smith, 1983)</small>
• Maesiella hermanita <small>(Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)</small>
• Maesiella maesae <small>McLean & Poorman, 1971</small>
• Maesiella punctatostriata <small>(Carpenter, 1856)</small>

• Maesiella solitaria <small>Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932</small>: synonym of Maesiella punctatostriata <small>(Carpenter, 1856)</small>

References

External links

• McLean, J.H. (1971) A revised classification of the family Turridae, with the proposal of new subfamilies, genera, and subgenera from the Eastern Pacific. The Veliger, 14, 114–130
• Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308
• Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Pseudomelatomidae