Terebra hoaraui is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Terebra hoaraui | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Terebra hoaraui | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Terebridae |
Genus: | Terebra |
Species: | T. hoaraui
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Binomial name | |
Terebra hoaraui Drivas & Jay, 1998
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 56 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Réunion, Japan, the Philippines and the Marquesas
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
External links
edit- "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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