Maurea alertae explained

Maurea alertae 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]

The deep water snail Alertalex blacki was named after the ship that took the 1954 expedition to the Chatham Islands and its master.^[2]

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Maurea alertae (B. A. Marshall, 1995). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1264397 on 2018-12-28
2. Web site: 2016-07-03 . Dick Dell and the fantastic frilled crab . 2024-07-31 . Te Papa’s Blog . en-NZ.