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Terebra laevigata

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Terebra laevigata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Terebra
Species:
T. laevigata
Binomial name
Terebra laevigata
Gray, 1834
Synonyms[1]
  • Dimidacus laevigata (Gray, 1834)
  • Terebra cingulifera laevigata Gray, 1834
  • Terebra stylus Dall, 1908

Terebra laevigata 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 Papua New Guinea.

References

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  1. ^ a b Terebra laevigata Gray, 1834. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
  • Terryn, Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & Natural Art. 59 pp + plates
  • Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
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