Strioterebrum plumbeum
| Strioterebrum plumbeum | |
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| 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) | |
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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.[1]
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
- 1 2 Strioterebrum plumbeum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 May 2011.
- 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
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