Strioterebrum caliginosum
| Strioterebrum caliginosum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Strioterebrum |
| Species: | S. caliginosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Strioterebrum caliginosum (Deshayes, 1859) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Strioterebrum caliginosum 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 15 mm and 42 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along South Africa and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines.
References
- 1 2 Strioterebrum caliginosum (Deshayes, 1859). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2011.
- 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
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