Biology:Strioterebrum plumbeum

Strioterebrum plumbeum
Apertural view of a shell of Strioterebrum plumbeum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Strioterebrum
Species:	S. plumbeum
Binomial name
Strioterebrum plumbeum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Synonyms
Hastula plumbea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1964) Terebra assimilis Pease, 1871 Terebra bourguignati Deshayes, 1859 Terebra castaneofusca Thiele, 1925 Terebra clappi Pilsbry, 1921 Terebra contigua Pease, 1871 Terebra hoffmeyeri Abbott, 1952 Terebra plumbea Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

Strioterebrum plumbeum, common name : the lead-coloured auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the tropical Indo-West Pacific and along the Philippines , Hawaii, Papua New Guinea and the Solomons.

References

• 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 plumbeum" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_5242.shtml. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6786725 entry