Strioterebrum japonicum

Strioterebrum japonicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Strioterebrum
Species: S. japonicum
Binomial name
Strioterebrum japonicum
(E.A. Smith, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • Brevimyurella awajiensis (Pilsbry, 1904)
  • Brevimyurella japonica (E.A. Smith)
  • Brevimyurella lischkeana (Dunker, 1877)
  • Terebra awajiensis Pilsbry, 1904
  • Terebra japonica E.A. Smith, 1873
  • Terebra lischkeana Dunker, 1877

Strioterebrum japonicum 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 20 mm and 47 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found along Japan.

References


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