Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Turridae Scientific name Maesiella maesae | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Conoidea Subfamily Crassispirinae Rank Species | |
Maesiella 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.
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