Strioterebrum nitidum
| Strioterebrum nitidum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Strioterebrum |
| Species: | S. nitidum |
| Binomial name | |
| Strioterebrum nitidum Sacco, 1891 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Strioterebrum nitidum, common name : the Shiny Pacific 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 19 mm and 45 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along East Africa and the Aldabra Atoll; in the Western Pacific Ocean.
References
- 1 2 Strioterebrum nitidum Sacco, 1891. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 May 2011.
- Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll.
- 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
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