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Terebra robusta

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Terebra robusta
Shell of Terebra robusta from Panama at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Terebra
Species:
T. robusta
Binomial name
Terebra robusta
Hinds, 1844
Synonyms[1]
  • Terebra dumbauldi Hanna & Hertlein, 1961
  • Terebra insignis Deshayes, 1857
  • Terebra lingualis Hinds, 1844
  • Terebra looisii Guérin-Ménenville, 1854

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b Terebra robusta Hinds, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.
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  • Natural History Museum Rotterdam
  • "Terebra robusta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.