Terebra robusta
| Terebra robusta | |
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| Shell of Terebra robusta from Panama at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Terebra |
| Species: | T. robusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Terebra robusta Hinds, 1844 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Terebra robusta, common name robust auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
[edit]Terebra robusta has a shell reaching a length of 30 – 155 mm and a diameter of about 34 mm. The surface of this large shell ranges from whitish to beige, with brown spots along the spirals.
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in Baja California, from Mexico to Peru and in Galápagos. It lives commonly at a depth of about 90 m.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Terebra robusta Hinds, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.
External links
[edit]- Natural History Museum Rotterdam
- "Terebra robusta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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