Punctoterebra swainsoni

Punctoterebra swainsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Punctoterebra
Species:	P. swainsoni
Binomial name
	Punctoterebra swainsoni; (Deshayes, 1859)
Synonyms
	Strioterebrum swainsoni (Deshayes, 1859); Terebra inflexa Pease, 1869; Terebra inflexa alta Tinker, 1958; Terebra swainsoni Deshayes, 1859; Terebra swainsoni var. inflexa Pease, 1869;

Punctoterebra swainsoni, common name : Swainson's 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 10 mm and 54 mm.

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off South Africa and in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii and Tahiti.

References[]

^ ^a ^b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra swainsoni (Deshayes, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417616 on 2020-02-06

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[]

"Strioterebrum swainsoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies

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[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra swainsoni (Deshayes, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417616 on 2020-02-06

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