Triplostephanus hoaraui
| Triplostephanus hoaraui | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Triplostephanus hoaraui | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Triplostephanus |
| Species: | T. hoaraui |
| Binomial name | |
| Triplostephanus hoaraui (Drivas & Jay, 1998) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Triplostephanus hoaraui is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 56 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Réunion, Japan, the Philippines and the Marquesas
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Triplostephanus hoaraui (Drivas & Jay, 1998). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2012.
- 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.
- Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
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