Terebra robusta

Terebra robusta
	Shell of Terebra robusta from Panama at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Terebra
Species:	T. robusta
Binomial name
	Terebra robusta; Hinds, 1844
Synonyms
	Terebra dumbauldi Hanna & Hertlein, 1961; Terebra insignis Deshayes, 1857; Terebra lingualis Hinds, 1844; Terebra looisii Guérin-Ménenville, 1854;

Terebra robusta, common name robust auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.^[1]

Description

Terebra robusta has a shell reaching a length of 30 – 155 mm and a diameter of about 34 mm. The surface of this large shell ranges from whitish to beige, with brown spots along the spirals.

Distribution

This species can be found in Baja California, from Mexico to Peru and in Galápagos. It lives commonly at a depth of about 90 m.

References

^ ^a ^b Terebra robusta Hinds, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.

External links

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[WoRMS-1] Terebra robusta Hinds, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.

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