Terebra elliscrossi
Terebra elliscrossi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
| Terebra elliscrossi | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Terebra elliscrossi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Terebra |
| Species: | T. elliscrossi |
| Binomial name | |
| Terebra elliscrossi Bratcher, 1979 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 34 mm and 83 mm.
Distribution
Thiis marine species occurs off Madagascar and Hawaii.
References
- Triplostephanus elliscrossi (Bratcher, 1979). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2012.
- 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.
- Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
External links
- "Triplostephanus elliscrossi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies
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