Terebra guttata

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

Terebra guttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Terebra
Species:
T. guttata
Binomial name
Terebra guttata
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum candidum Born, 1778
  • Buccinum oculatum Dillwyn, 1817
  • Epitonium guttatum Röding, 1798
  • Terebra laevis Grau, 1834
  • Terebra loroisi Deshayes, 1859
  • Terebra nebulosa Lorois, 1858
  • Terebra oculata Lamarck, 1822
  • Terebra sculptilis Pease, 1869

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania, Aldabra, Chagos and the Mascarene Basin.

References
  1. Terebra guttata (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 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.
  • Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
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