Maculauger minipulcher

Maculauger minipulcher is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[2]

Maculauger minipulcher
Shell of Maculauger minipulcher (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Maculauger
Species:
M. minipulcher
Binomial name
Maculauger minipulcher
Bozzetti, 2008[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Hastulopsis minipulchra (Bozzetti, 2008)
  • Myurella minipulchra Bozzetti, 2008 (basionym)

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Southern Madagascar.

References

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  1. ^ Bozzetti (2008). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 58 (1) : 3-4. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Maculauger minipulcher (Bozzetti, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417644 on 2020-02-06
  • Bozzetti L. (2008) Two new Terebridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Terebridae) from Southern Madagascar. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 58: 3-4
  • Terryn Y. & Rosado J. (2011) Further terebrid discoveries from Mozambique. Gloria Maris 50(6): 140-152
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