Strioterebrum swainsoni

Strioterebrum swainsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Strioterebrum
Species: S. swainsoni
Binomial name
Strioterebrum swainsoni
(Deshayes, 1859)
Synonyms[1]

Terebra inflexa alta Tinker, 1958
Terebra swainsoni Deshayes, 1859
Terebra swainsoni var. inflexa Pease, 1869

Strioterebrum swainsoni, common name : Swainson's Auger, 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 10 mm and 54 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along South Africa and in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii and Tahiti.

References


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