Terebra robusta
Appearance
Terebra robusta | |
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Shell of Terebra robusta from Panama at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Terebridae |
Genus: | Terebra |
Species: | T. robusta
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Binomial name | |
Terebra robusta Hinds, 1844
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Terebra robusta, common name robust auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
[edit]Terebra robusta has a shell reaching a length of 30 – 155 mm and a diameter of about 34 mm. The surface of this large shell ranges from whitish to beige, with brown spots along the spirals.
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in Baja California, from Mexico to Peru and in Galápagos. It lives commonly at a depth of about 90 m.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Terebra robusta Hinds, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.
External links
[edit]- Natural History Museum Rotterdam
- "Terebra robusta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.