Maculauger castigatus

Maculauger castigatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Maculauger castigatus
Shell of Maculauger castigata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Maculauger
Species:
M. castigatus
Binomial name
Maculauger castigatus
(A.H. Cooke, 1885)
Synonyms[1]
  • Granuliterebra castigata (A. H. Cooke, 1885)
  • Hastulopsis castigata (A. H. Cooke, 1885)
  • Terebra castigata A.H. Cooke, 1885

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Suez.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Maculauger castigatus (A. H. Cooke, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417643 on 2020-02-06
  • Terryn Y. & Rosado J. (2016). Two new species of Hastulopsis (Gastropoda: Terebridae) from Oman and Somalia. Gloria Maris. 55(1): 3-8


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