Maurea

Maurea
Shell of Maurea pellucida (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Maurea
Oliver, 1926
Type species
Trochus tigris
Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms
  • Alertalex Dell, 1956
  • Calliostoma (Calliotropis) Oliver, 1926
  • Calliostoma (Maurea) Oliver, 1926
  • Calliostoma (Mauriella) W. R. B. Oliver, 1926
  • Calliotropis Oliver, 1926
  • Calotropis Thiele, 1929
  • Maurea (Alertalex) Dell, 1956
  • Maurea (Mucrinops) Finlay, 1926
  • Mauriella Oliver, 1926
  • Mucrinops Finlay, 1926
  • Venustas Finlay, 1926
  • Venustas (Mucrinops) Finlay, 1926

Maurea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.

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