Duplicaria duplicata
| Duplicaria duplicata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Duplicaria |
| Species: | D. duplicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Duplicaria duplicata (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Duplicaria duplicata, common name the duplicate auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 93 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and Tanzania; off Japan and the Solomon Islands.
References
- 1 2 Duplicaria duplicata (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.
Bibliography
- Terryn, Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & Natural Art. 59pp + plates.
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