Punctoterebra swainsoni

Punctoterebra swainsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Punctoterebra
Species:
P. swainsoni
Binomial name
Punctoterebra swainsoni
(Deshayes, 1859)
Synonyms[1]
  • Strioterebrum swainsoni (Deshayes, 1859)
  • Terebra inflexa Pease, 1869
  • Terebra inflexa alta Tinker, 1958
  • Terebra swainsoni Deshayes, 1859
  • Terebra swainsoni var. inflexa Pease, 1869

Punctoterebra swainsoni, common name : Swainson's auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 54 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off South Africa and in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii and Tahiti.

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra swainsoni (Deshayes, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417616 on 2020-02-06
  • 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
  • "Strioterebrum swainsoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  • 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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