| Terebra dislocata | |
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| shell of Terebra dislocata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Terebra |
| Species: | T. dislocata |
| Binomial name | |
| Terebra dislocata (Say, 1822) |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Acus dislocatus (Say, 1822) |
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Terebra dislocata, common name the eastern auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
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The eastern auger Terebra dislocata measures on average up to 2 1/4 inches in length, with a pointed spire. Colors vary with exterior bands of pale gray, pinkish brown or orange-brown.
The species is found from Virginia to Brazil.
This species lives in sounds and offshore on shallow sand flats. The shell is commonly found washed up on sound and ocean beaches.
The Atlantic auger is a carnivore, but it lacks the radula and poison gland found in most other augers.