Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Conoidea Genus Terebra Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Terebridae Scientific name Terebra protexta Rank Species | |
Similar Terebra, Terebra dislocata, Terebra taurina, Terebra pertusa, Terebra cingulifera | ||
Terebra protexta, common name the fine-ribbed auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
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Description
The length of shell varies between 16 mm and 28 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina, USA to Brazil; in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
References
Terebra protexta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA