Maintenonia blignautae

Maintenonia blignautae is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae. It is known only from the coast of South Africa.

Maintenonia blignautae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Maintenonia
Species:	M. blignautae
Binomial name
Maintenonia blignautae (Kilburn, 1998)
Synonyms[1]
Anachis (Suturoglypta) blignautae Kilburn, 1998 Anachis blignautae Kilburn, 1998 Strombina blignautae (Kilburn, 1998) Suturoglypta blignautae (Kilburn, 1998)

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.^[2]

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 600 m (2,000 ft).^[2]