Punctoterebra plumbea

Punctoterebra plumbea, common name : the lead-coloured auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Punctoterebra plumbea
Apertural view of a shell of Punctoterebra plumbea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Punctoterebra
Species:
P. plumbea
Binomial name
Punctoterebra plumbea
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hastula plumbea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1964)
  • Strioterebrum plumbeum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  • Terebra assimilis Pease, 1871
  • Terebra bourguignati Deshayes, 1859
  • Terebra castaneofusca Thiele, 1925
  • Terebra clappi Pilsbry, 1921
  • Terebra contigua Pease, 1871
  • Terebra hoffmeyeri Abbott, 1952
  • Terebra plumbea Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific and off the Philippines, Hawaii, Papua New Guinea and the Solomons.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra plumbea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417611 on 2020-02-06}
  • 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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