Neoterebra variegata

Neoterebra variegata, common name the variegated auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Neoterebra variegata
Apertural view of a shell of Neoterebra variegata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Terebridae
Genus:
Neoterebra
Species:
N. variegata
Binomial name
Neoterebra variegata
(Gray, 1834)
Synonyms[1]
  • Strioterebrum melia Pilsbry & H.N. Lowe, 1931
  • Terebra africana Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon
  • Terebra hupei Lorois, 1857
  • Terebra melia Pilsbry, 1931
  • Terebra variegata Gray (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 100 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Baja California peninsula to Peru; off Galápagos Islands.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Neoterebra variegata (Gray, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1416769 on 2020-01-27
  • 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.
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