Terebra salisburyi

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

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

Cinguloterebra salisburyi (Drivas & Jay, 1998)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 77 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mauritius and the Philippines.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Terebra salisburyi Drivas & Jay, 1998. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836385 on 2020-01-30
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.
  • "Cinguloterebra salisburyi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 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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