Maculauger kokiy explained

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 36 mm.

Distribution

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

References

• 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

External links

• Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies
• Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1985). Three new deep-water Indo-Pacific and one intertidal Brazilian species of Terebra (Gastropoda). The Nautilus. 99(4): 91–94
• MNHN? Paris: holotype

Notes and References

1. 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