Strioterebrum ballinum
| Strioterebrum ballinum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Strioterebrum |
| Species: | S. ballinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Strioterebrum ballinum (Hedley, 1915) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Strioterebrum ballinum 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 34 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is distributed from Southern Queensland to New South Wales, Australia.
References
- 1 2 Strioterebrum ballinum (Hedley, 1915). 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
- erryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates
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