Maculauger castigatus
Species of gastropod
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Maculauger castigatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
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| Maculauger castigatus | |
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| 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] | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Suez.
