Strioterebrum plumbeum

Strioterebrum plumbeum
Apertural view of a shell of Strioterebrum plumbeum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Strioterebrum
Species:	S. plumbeum
Binomial name
Strioterebrum plumbeum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Synonyms[1]
Hastula plumbea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1964) Terebra assimilis Pease, 1871 Terebra bourguignati Deshayes, 1859 Terebra castaneofusca Thiele, 1925 Terebra clappi Pilsbry, 1921 Terebra contigua Pease, 1871 Terebra hoffmeyeri Abbott, 1952 Terebra plumbea Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

Strioterebrum plumbeum, common name : the Lead-coloured 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 13 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the tropical Indo-West Pacific and along the Philippines, Hawaii, Papua New Guinea and the Solomons.

References

• 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

• Gastropods.com : Strioterebrum plumbeum; accessed : 7 May 2011

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