Pristiterebra tuberculosa

Pristiterebra tuberculosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Pristiterebra
Species:	P. tuberculosa
Binomial name
	Pristiterebra tuberculosa; (Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms
	† Terebra cracilenta Li, 1930; † Terebra tenuis Li, 1930; Terebra tuberculosa Hinds, 1844;

Pristiterebra tuberculosa, common name : the tuberculate 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 30 mm and 73 mm.

Distribution[]

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Ecuador.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Pristiterebra tuberculosa (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 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

External links[]

"Pristiterebra tuberculosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 May 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] Pristiterebra tuberculosa (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 May 2011.

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