Maesiella dominguezi (J. & W. Gibson-Smith 1983) articles

Maesiella dominguezi

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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]

The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 9.5 mm.

This marine species occurs off Isla La Orchila, Venezuela and Aruba.

^ Maesiella maesae McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
^ 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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Maesiella dominguezi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

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