Maurea tigris

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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| image = Tiger Topsnail imported from iNaturalist photo 356716745 on 3 October 2024.jpg

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| genus = Maurea

| species = tigris

| authority = (Gmelin, 1791)

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| synonyms = * 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

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Maurea tigris, the tiger maurea, tiger top shell or 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.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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