Biology:Terebra taurina

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Terebra taurina
Terebra taurina shell.png
Shell of Terebra taurina
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Terebra
Species:
T. taurina
Binomial name
Terebra taurina
(Lightfoot, 1786)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum taurinum Lightfoot, 1786
  • Epitonium feldmanni Röding, 1798
  • Terebra taurinum (Lightfoot, 1786)
  • Terebra taurinus (Lightfoot, 1786)
  • Terebra flammea Lamarck, 1822
  • Terebra texana Dall, 1898
  • Terebra undata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807

Terebra taurina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 152.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Terebra taurina (Lightfoot, 1786). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 September 2010.

Further reading

  • 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 & Natural Art. 59 pp + plates.
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3168505 entry