Maurea punctulata

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]

Maurea punctulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Calliostomatidae
Genus:	Maurea
Species:	M. punctulata
Binomial name
Maurea punctulata (Martyn, 1784)
Synonyms[1]
List Calliostoma (Maurea) punctulatum (Martyn, 1784) Calliostoma (Mauriella) punctulatum (Martyn, 1784) Calliostoma (Mauriella) punctulatum stewartianum W. R. B. Oliver, 1926 Calliostoma (Mauriella) wanganuicum W. R. B. Oliver, 1926 Calliostoma punctulatum (Martyn, 1784) Calliostoma punctulatum urbanior (Finlay, 1926) Maurea (Mucrinops) punctulata (Martyn, 1784) Trochus diaphanus Gmelin, 1791 Trochus punctulatus Martyn, 1784 Turbo grandineus Valenciennes, 1846 Turbo pulcherrimus Noodt, 1819 Turbo pulcherrimus Röding 1798: Venustas (Mucrinops) punctulata (Martyn, 1784) Venustas (Mucrinops) punctulata urbanior Finlay, 1926 Venustas punctulata (Martyn, 1784) Venustas punctulata urbanior Finlay, 1926

Description

The length of the shell attains 41.7 mm.

Its fossil range is from the Quaternary. Maurea is a predator on sessile prey.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.