Maurea punctulata explained
Maurea punctulata 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]
Description
The length of the shell attains 41.7 mm.
Its fossil range is from the Quaternary. Maurea is a predator on sessile prey.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
References
- Oliver, W. R. B. (1926). New Zealand Species of Calliostoma. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 17: 107–115.
- Marshall, B.A., 1995. A Revision of the Recent Calliostoma Species of New Zealand (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochoidea). The Nautilus 108(4): 83-127
External links
- Martyn T. (1784-1787). The universal conchologist, exhibiting the figure of every known shells. London, published by the author. 4 vols. 40 pp., 80 pls.
- Gmelin J.F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae
- Noodt, J. (1819). Museum Boltenianum: Verzeichnis der von dem gestorbenen J. F. Bolten... hinterlassenen vortrefflichen Sammlung Conchylien, Mineralien und Kunstsachen die am 26. April d.J., Morgens um 10 Uhr öffentlich verkauft werden sollen durch den Makler J. Noodt. Conrad Müller, Hamburg, pp. vi + 156, 4 pls
- Finlay H.J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 57: 320-485, pls 18-23
- Valenciennes A. (1846). Atlas de Zoologie. Mollusques. In: A. du Petit-Thouars, Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate la Venus pendant les années 1836–1839. 4 vols.
Notes and References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Maurea punctulata (Martyn, 1784). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881011 on 2018-12-28
