Terebra robusta

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

Terebra robusta
Shell of Terebra robusta from Panama at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Terebridae
Genus:
Terebra
Species:
T. robusta
Binomial name
Terebra robusta
Hinds, 1844
Synonyms[1]
  • Terebra dumbauldi Hanna & Hertlein, 1961
  • Terebra insignis Deshayes, 1857
  • Terebra lingualis Hinds, 1844
  • Terebra looisii Guérin-Ménenville, 1854

Description

Terebra robusta has a shell reaching a length of 30 – 155 mm and a diameter of about 34 mm. The surface of this large shell ranges from whitish to beige, with brown spots along the spirals.

Distribution

This species can be found in Baja California, from Mexico to Peru and in Galápagos. It lives commonly at a depth of about 90 m.

References
  1. Terebra robusta Hinds, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.
  • Natural History Museum Rotterdam
  • "Terebra robusta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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