Maurea tigris

Maurea tigris, common names tiger maurea, tiger top shell, tiger topsnail, 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]

Maurea tigris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Maurea
Species:
M. tigris
Binomial name
Maurea tigris
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma (Maurea) tigris (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Calliostoma tigris (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Trochus granatum Gmelin, 1791
  • Trochus tigris Gmelin, 1791
  • Venustas tigris (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Venustas tigris chathamensis Dell, 1950

References
  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Maurea tigris (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881057 on 2018-12-28


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