Terebra acrior
| Terebra acrior | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Terebra |
| Species: | T. acrior |
| Binomial name | |
| Terebra acrior Dall, 1889 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Terebra limatula var. acrior Dall, 1889 (basionym) | |
Terebra acrior is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off Puerto Rico.
References
- ↑ Terebra acrior Dall, 1889. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 July 2012.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
- Terryn Y. (2011) A new species, a lost type and its forgotten name and more terebrid discoveries in the Caribbean (Gastropoda: Terebridae). Novapex 12(3-4): 63-72.
- Garcia, E. F. 2012. Terebra limatula Dall,1889 and T. acrior Dall, 1889 (Gastropoda: Terebridae); two problematic taxa from the western Atlantic. Zootaxa 3328: 66-68