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Terebra corrugata

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Terebra corrugata
Shell of Terebra corrugata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Terebra
Species:
T. corrugata
Binomial name
Terebra corrugata
Lamarck, 1822
Synonyms[1]
  • Terebra bitorquata Deshayes, 1859
  • Terebra punctata Gray, 1834
  • Terebra regina Deshayes, 1857

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

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off São Tomé and Príncipe. It lives buried in sand from low tide to 75 m.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Terebra corrugata Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.
  • Bouchet P. (1983 ("1982") Les Terebridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) de l'Atlantique oriental. Bollettino Malacologico 18: 185–216.
  • Terryn, Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & Natural Art. 59 pp + plates
  • Terryn Y. & Ryall P. (2014) West African Terebridae, with the description of a new species from the Cape Verde Islands. Conchylia 44(3-4): 27-47
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