Maintenonia blignautae is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae. It is known only from the coast of South Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Maintenonia |
| Species: | M. blignautae
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| Binomial name | |
| Maintenonia blignautae (Kilburn, 1998)
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Taxonomy and history
editThis species was first described as Anachis blignautae in 1998 by Richard Kilburn, based on two juvenile specimens collected from crayfish traps.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editMaintenonia blignautae is a marine species known from the continental slope off Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The type specimen was collected at a depth of 600 m (2,000 ft).[2]
References
edit- ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Maintenonia blignautae (Kilburn, 1998)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b Kilburn, R. N. (1998). "Description of four new neogastropods of superfamilies Muricoidea and Conoidea from South Africa (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Neogastropoda)". Apex. 13 (4): 155–160 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.155-160&rft.date=1998&rft.aulast=Kilburn&rft.aufirst=R. N.&rft_id=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42257597&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Maintenonia blignautae" class="Z3988">
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