Terebra hoaraui

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

Terebra hoaraui
Apertural view of a shell of Terebra hoaraui
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Terebridae
Genus:
Terebra
Species:
T. hoaraui
Binomial name
Terebra hoaraui
Drivas & Jay, 1998
Synonyms[1]
  • Cinguloterebra hoaraui (Drivas & Jay, 1988)
  • Triplostephanus hoaraui (Drivas & Jay, 1988)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 56 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Réunion, Japan, the Philippines and the Marquesas

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Terebra hoaraui Drivas & Jay, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367244 on 2020-01-29
  • 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.
  • Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
  • "Triplostephanus hoaraui". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • 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


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