Fusiturricula maesae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
The specific name maesae is named in honor of American malacologist Virginia Orr Maes.Robertson R. (1987). "Virginia Orr Maes (1920-1986): Biography and <Malacological Bibliography". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 139: 527-532.
Distribution The type locality is in the demersal zone off Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo, Brazil. at a depth of 91 m.
Description The maximum recorded shell length is 54 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .
Habitat Minimum recorded depth is 91 m. Maximum recorded depth is 91 m.
References
Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295
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