Terebra pertusa
| Terebra pertusa | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Terebra pertusa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Terebra |
| Species: | T. pertusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Terebra pertusa (Born, 1778) | |
| Synonyms | |
Terebra pertusa, common name the perforated auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
There is one subspecies : Terebra pertusa milely Bozzetti, 2001
Description
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 115 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra and the Mascarene Basin.
References
- ↑ Terebra pertusa (Born, 1778). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 October 2011.
- 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.
- erryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates
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