Duplicaria duplicata
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Terebridae |
Genus: | Duplicaria |
Species: | D. duplicata
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Binomial name | |
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Duplicaria duplicata, common name the duplicate auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 93 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and Tanzania; off Japan and the Solomon Islands.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Duplicaria duplicata (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
Bibliography
[edit]- Terryn, Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & Natural Art. 59pp + plates.
External links
[edit]- "Duplicaria duplicata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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