Terebra robusta
| Terebra robusta | |
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| Shell of Terebra robusta from Panama at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Terebra |
| Species: | T. robusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Terebra robusta Hinds, 1844 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Terebra robusta, common name Robust Auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
Terebra robusta has a shell reaching a length of 30 - 155 mm and a diameter of about 34 mm. The surface of this large shell ranges from whitish to beige, with brown spots along the spirals.
Distribution
This species can be found in Baja California, from Mexico to Peru and in Galápagos. It lives commonly at a depth of about 90 m.
References
- 1 2 Terebra robusta Hinds, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.
External links
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