Duplicaria duplicata

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]

Duplicaria duplicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Duplicaria
Species:
D. duplicata
Binomial name
Duplicaria duplicata
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum duplicatum Linnaeus, 1758
  • Diplomeriza duplicata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Myurella duplicatoides Bartsch, 1923
  • Noditerebra duplicata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Terebra duplicata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Terebra lamarckii Kiener, 1839
  • Terebra reevei Deshayes, 1857
  • Vertagus duplicatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 93 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and Tanzania; off Japan and the Solomon Islands.

References
  1. Duplicaria duplicata (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

Bibliography
  • Terryn, Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & Natural Art. 59pp + plates.
  • "Duplicaria duplicata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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