Maurea muriellae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1]
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| Shell of Maurea muriellae (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Maurea |
| Species: | M. muriellae
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| Binomial name | |
| Maurea muriellae (Vilvens, 2001)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Calliostoma muriellae Vilvens, 2001 | |
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Madagascar.
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Maurea muriellae (Vilvens, 2001). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881073 on 2018-12-28
- Vilvens, C., 2001. Description of a new species of Calliostoma (Gastropoda: Trochidae: Calliostomatinae) from Madagascar. Novapex 2(4): 175-178