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