Terebra protexta

Terebra protexta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Terebra
Species: T. protexta
Binomial name
Terebra protexta
(Conrad, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus protextus lutescens (f) Dall, 1889
  • Cerithium protextum Conrad, 1846

Terebra protexta, common name the fine-ribbed auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

The length of shell varies between 16 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina, USA to Brazil; in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

References

  1. 1 2 Terebra protexta (Conrad, 1846).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 October 2012.

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