Biology:Terebra variegata

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Terebra variegata
Terebra variegata 001.jpg
Apertural view of a shell of Terebra variegata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Terebridae
Genus:
Terebra
Species:
T. variegata
Binomial name
Terebra variegata
Gray, 1834
Synonyms[1]
  • Strioterebrum melia Pilsbry & H.N. Lowe, 1931
  • Terebra africana Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon
  • Terebra hupei Lorois, 1857
  • Terebra melia Pilsbry, 1931
  • Terebra (Variegata-group) variegata Gray, 1834

Terebra variegata, common name the variegated auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 100 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Baja California peninsula to Peru; off Galápagos Islands.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Terebra variegata Gray, 1834. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 October 2012.
  • 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 ☰ Q6786008 entry





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