Punctoterebra swainsoni
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Terebridae |
Genus: | Punctoterebra |
Species: | P. swainsoni
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Binomial name | |
Punctoterebra swainsoni (Deshayes, 1859)
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Punctoterebra swainsoni, common name : Swainson's auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 54 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off South Africa and in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii and Tahiti.
References
[edit]- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra swainsoni (Deshayes, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417616 on 2020-02-06
- 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
[edit]- "Strioterebrum swainsoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies