Maurea waiparaensis
Maurea waiparaensis is an extinct 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 waiparaensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Maurea |
| Species: | †M. waiparaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Maurea waiparaensis (Suter, 1917) | |
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Distribution
This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Maurea waiparaensis (Suter, 1917) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881059 on 2018-12-28
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