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

Maculauger kokiy
Shell of Maculauger kokiy (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Maculauger
Species:
M. kokiy
Binomial name
Maculauger kokiy
Pacaud & Lesport, 2020
Synonyms[1]
  • Hastulopsis pseudopertusa (Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1985)
  • Maculauger pseudopertusus (Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1985)
  • Terebra pseudopertusa Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1985 (original combination)

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 36 mm.

Distribution edit

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion and Papua New Guinea.

References edit

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Maculauger kokiy Pacaud & Lesport, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1446519 on 2021-01-30
  • Pacaud J.M. & Lesport J.F. (2020). Maculauger kokiy nom. nov., un nom de remplacement pour Terebra pseudopertusa Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1985 non Peyrot, 1931 (Mollusca : Gastropoda). Xenophora Taxonomy. 29: 12

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