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Maurea chilena

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Maurea chilena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Maurea
Species:
M. chilena
Binomial name
Maurea chilena
(Rehder, 1971)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma chilenum Rehder, 1971
  • Otukaia chilena (Rehder, 1971)

Maurea chilena 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]

Description

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Shell size 30-35 mm. A very rare deepwater species

Distribution

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Eastern Pacific Ocean: Chile.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Maurea chilena (Rehder, 1971). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881069 on 2018-12-28