Strioterebrum caliginosum

Strioterebrum caliginosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Strioterebrum
Species: S. caliginosum
Binomial name
Strioterebrum caliginosum
(Deshayes, 1859)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hastula caliginosa (Deshayes, 1859)
  • Terebra caliginosa Deshayes, 1859

Strioterebrum caliginosum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 42 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along South Africa and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines.

References

  1. ^ a b Strioterebrum caliginosum (Deshayes, 1859).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=438769 on 5 May 2011.

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