Biology:Punctoterebra swainsoni
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Punctoterebra |
| Species: | P. swainsoni
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| Punctoterebra swainsoni (Deshayes, 1859)
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Punctoterebra swainsoni, common name : Swainson's auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 54 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off South Africa and in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii and Tahiti.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra swainsoni (Deshayes, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417616 on 2020-02-06
- 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
- "Strioterebrum swainsoni" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_6614.shtml.
- 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
Wikidata ☰ Q6786358 entry
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