Neoterebra biminiensis

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Neoterebra biminiensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Neoterebra
Species:
N. biminiensis
Binomial name
Neoterebra biminiensis
(Petuch, 1987)
Synonyms [1]
  • Terebra (Strioterebrum) biminiensisPetuch, 1987 (basionym)
  • Terebra biminiensisPetuch, 1987 (original combination)

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

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Description

Original description: "Shell slender, elongated, with straight-sided whorls; whorls with 21-25 narrow, rounded axial ribs; ribs slightly curved, being bent toward aperture near suture, and straight on main body of whorl; deeply impressed sulcus below suture, producing wide subsutural band; subsutural band intersected by axial ribs, producing beaded effect; body whorl, subsutural band and spire whorls covered by numerous, fine, raised spiral threads; aperture long and narrow, produced anteriorward; shell color uniform pale pinkish tan; interior of aperture rose-pink with tan overtones." [2]

Etymology

"Named for the Bimini Chain of islands, the Bahamas, the type locality." [3]

Distribution

Locus typicus: "Nixon's Harbour, South Bimini Island,
Bimini Chain, Bahamas." [4]

This marine species occurs off the Bahamas.

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References

  1. 1 2 {MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Neoterebra biminiensis (Petuch, 1987). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1415976 on 2020-01-19
  2. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 56. Publ: CERF
  3. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 56. Publ: CERF
  4. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 56. Publ: CERF