Maurea benthicola 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]

Maurea benthicola
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. benthicola
Binomial name
Maurea benthicola
(Dell, 1950)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma (Maurea) benthicola (Dell, 1950)
  • Calliostoma benthicola (Dell, 1950)
  • Venustas benthicola Dell, 1950

References edit

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Maurea benthicola (Dell, 1950). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759500 on 2018-12-28