Terebra quoygaimardi
Terebra quoygaimardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Terebra quoygaimardi | |
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Shell of Terebra quoygaimardi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Terebridae |
Genus: | Terebra |
Species: | T. quoygaimardi |
Binomial name | |
Terebra quoygaimardi Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 28 mm and 65 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
- Terebra quoygaimardi Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.
- Cernohorsky W.O. & Bratcher T. (1976). Notes on the taxonomy of lndo-Pacific Terebridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), with description of a new species. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 13: 131-140.
- Terryn, Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & Natural Art. 59 pp + plates
- Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
External links
- Quoy, J. R. C. & Gaimard, J. P. (1832-1835). Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe : exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie.
- 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. 85(4): 359-388
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