Fusiturricula maesae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Drilliidae |
Genus: | Fusiturricula |
Species: | F. maesae
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Binomial name | |
Fusiturricula maesae Rios, 1985[1]
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Fusiturricula maesae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2][3]
The specific name maesae is named in honor of American malacologist Virginia Orr Maes.[4]
The type locality is in the demersal zone off Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo, Brazil.[4] at a depth of 91 m.
The maximum recorded shell length is 54 mm.[5]
Minimum recorded depth is 91 m.[5] Maximum recorded depth is 91 m.[5]