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Terebra consobrina

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Terebra consobrina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Terebra
Species:
T. consobrina
Binomial name
Terebra consobrina
Deshayes, 1857

Terebra consobrina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 70 mm and 135 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and Mauritius.

References

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  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates
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  • "Terebra consobrina". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  • Deshayes, G. P. (1857). Description d'espèces nouvelles du genre Terebra. Journal de Conchyliologie. 6 (1): 65-102.
  • 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. 85(4): 359-388