Terebra cingulifera

Terebra cingulifera, common name the ringed auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Terebra cingulifera
A shell of Terebra cingulifera
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T. cingulifera
Binomial name
Terebra cingulifera
Lamarck, 1822
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Description

The length of the shell varies between 39 mm and 101 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius, Madagascar, Aldabra and the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific off the Tuamotus

References

  1. Terebra cingulifera Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 October 2012.
  • 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.
Museum specimens


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