Terestrombus terebellatus
Terestrombus terebellatus | |
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Five views of a shell of Terestrombus terebellatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Strombidae |
Genus: | Terestrombus |
Species: | T. terebellatus
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Binomial name | |
Terestrombus terebellatus (Sowerby II, 1842)
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Synonyms | |
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Terestrombus terebellatus, common name : the little auger conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
Description[]
Adult shell size in this species varies between 25 mm and 54 mm.
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Distribution[]
This species is distributed in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean along the Chagos Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean along Japan, Fiji and Northwest Australia.
References[]
- ^ Terestrombus terebellatus Sowerby, 1842. Bouchet, P. (2010). Terestrombus terebellatus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1842). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531862 on 20 February 2011 .
- Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong
External links[]
- "Terestrombus terebellatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
Categories:
- Strombidae
- Gastropods described in 1842
- Strombidae stubs