Maesiella dominguezi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

The generic name Maesiella is named in honor of the American malacologist Virginia Orr Maes.[2]

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.

References

  1. ^ Maesiella maesae McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
  2. ^ Robertson R. (1987). "Virginia Orr Maes (1920-1986): Biography and Malacological Bibliography". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 139: 527-532.
  • Gibson-Smith, J., and W. Gibson-Smith. "New Recent gastropod species from Venezuela and a bivalve range extension." The Veliger 25 (1983): 177-181.


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