Biology:Duplicaria costellifera

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Duplicaria costellifera
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Duplicaria
Species:
D. costellifera
Binomial name
Duplicaria costellifera
(Pease, 1869)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus thaanumi (Pilsbry, 1921)
  • Duplicaria thaanumi Pilsbry, 1921
  • Oxymeris costellifera (Pease, 1869)
  • Terebra costellifera Pease, 1869 (original combination)
  • Terebra thaanumi Pilsbry, 1921

Duplicaria costellifera, common name Thaanum's auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, subfamily Pervicaciinae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 33.8 mm and 95 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Duplicaria costellifera (Pease, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1415822 on 2020-01-20
  • Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5227268 entry