Biology:Terestrombus terebellatus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Five views of a shell of Terestrombus terebellatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Terestrombus |
| Species: | T. terebellatus
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| Terestrombus terebellatus (Sowerby II, 1842)
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Terestrombus terebellatus, common name : the little auger conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
Description
Adult shell size in this species varies between 25 mm and 54 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean along the Chagos Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean along Japan , Fiji and Northwest Australia .
References
- ↑ Terestrombus terebellatus Sowerby, 1842. Bouchet, P. (2010). Terestrombus terebellatus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1842). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531862 on 20 February 2011 .
- Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong
External links
- "Terestrombus terebellatus" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_2626.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q6775033 entry
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