Maintenonia blignautae
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
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| genus = Maintenonia
| species = blignautae
| authority = (Kilburn, 1998)
| synonyms_ref = {{cite WoRMS |id=1782030 |title=Maintenonia blignautae (Kilburn, 1998) |db=mollusca |access-date=2 January 2024}}
| synonyms = {{Species list
|Anachis (Suturoglypta) blignautae|Kilburn, 1998
|Anachis blignautae|Kilburn, 1998
|Strombina blignautae|(Kilburn, 1998)
|Suturoglypta blignautae|(Kilburn, 1998)}}
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Maintenonia blignautae is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae. It is known only from the coast of South Africa.
Taxonomy and history
This species was first described as Anachis blignautae in 1998 by Richard Kilburn, based on two juvenile specimens collected from crayfish traps.{{cite journal |last1=Kilburn |first1=R. N. |author1-link=Richard Kilburn |year=1998 |title=Description of four new neogastropods of superfamilies Muricoidea and Conoidea from South Africa (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Neogastropoda) |journal=Apex |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=155-160 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42257597 |via=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}
Distribution and habitat
Maintenonia 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 {{cvt|600|m}}.
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Category:Gastropods described in 1998
Category:Invertebrates of South Africa
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