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Fusiturricula maesae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Scientific name
  
Fusiturricula maesae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Rank
  
Species

Fusiturricula maesae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

Contents

The specific name maesae is named in honor of American malacologist Virginia Orr Maes.

Distribution

The type locality is in the demersal zone off Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo, Brazil. at a depth of 91 m.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 54 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 91 m. Maximum recorded depth is 91 m.

References

Fusiturricula maesae Wikipedia