Terebra cingulifera
Terebra cingulifera | |
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A shell of Terebra cingulifera | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Terebridae |
Genus: | Terebra |
Species: | T. cingulifera
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Binomial name | |
Terebra cingulifera Lamarck, 1822
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Synonyms[1] | |
Terebra cingulifera, common name the ringed auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description[]
The length of the shell varies between 39 mm and 101 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius, Madagascar, Aldabra and the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific off the Tuamotus
References[]
- ^ a b Terebra cingulifera Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 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.
External links[]
Media related to Terebra cingulifera at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Terebridae
- Gastropods described in 1822
- Terebridae stubs