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Duplicaria costellifera

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Duplicaria costellifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Duplicaria
Species:
D. costellifera
Binomial name
Duplicaria costellifera
(Pease, 1869)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus thaanumi (Pilsbry, 1921)
  • Duplicaria thaanumi Pilsbry, 1921
  • Oxymeris costellifera (Pease, 1869)
  • Terebra costellifera Pease, 1869 (original combination)
  • Terebra thaanumi Pilsbry, 1921

Duplicaria costellifera, common name Thaanum's auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, subfamily Pervicaciinae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 33.8 mm and 95 mm.

Distribution

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This species is found in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Duplicaria costellifera (Pease, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1415822 on 2020-01-20
  • Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates
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