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Terestrombus terebellatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Stromboidea

Genus
  
Terestrombus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Strombidae

Scientific name
  
Terestrombus terebellatus

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Dolomena variabilis, Conomurex fasciatus, Canarium erythrinum, Tridentarius dentatus, Margistrombus

Terestrombus terebellatus, common name : the Little Auger Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.

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Description

Adult shell size in this species varies between 25 mm and 54 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean along the Chagos Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean along Japan, Fiji and Northwest Australia.

References

Terestrombus terebellatus Wikipedia