Maurea foveauxana 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 foveauxana
Shell of Maurea foveauxana (specimen at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa)
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. foveauxana
Binomial name
Maurea foveauxana
(Dell, 1950)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma (Maurea) foveauxanum (Dell, 1950)
  • Calliostoma foveauxanum (Dell, 1950)
  • Venustas foveauxana Dell, 1950

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Maurea foveauxana (Dell, 1950). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759501 on 2018-12-28