Neoterebra hemphilli

Neoterebra hemphilli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Neoterebra hemphilli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Neoterebra
Species:
N. hemphilli
Binomial name
Neoterebra hemphilli
(Vanatta, 1924)
Synonyms[1]
  • Myurella simplex Carpenter, 1865
  • Strioterebrum pedroanum philippianum Dall, 1921
  • Terebra danai Berry, 1958
  • Terebra hemphilli Vanatta, 1924 (original combination)
  • Terebra pedroana hemphilli Vanatta, 1924

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 40mm and 61mm

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Santa Monica, California to Southern Baja California, Mexico

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Neoterebra hemphilli (Vanatta, 1924). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1416579 on 2020-01-25


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