Neoterebra protexta

Neoterebra protexta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Neoterebra
Species:
N. protexta
Binomial name
Neoterebra protexta
(Conrad, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus protextus lutescens (f) Dall, 1889
  • Cerithium protextum Conrad, 1846 (original combination)
  • Terebra protexta (Conrad, 1846)

Neoterebra protexta, common name the fine-ribbed auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

The length of shell varies between 16 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina, USA to Brazil; in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Neoterebra protexta (Conrad, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1416720 on 26 January 2020
  • 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.
  • 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
  • "Terebra protexta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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