Neoterebra protexta

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Neoterebra protexta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Neoterebra
Species:
N. protexta
Binomial name
Neoterebra protexta
(Conrad, 1846)
Synonyms [1]
  • Acus protextus lutescens (f) Dall, 1889
  • Cerithium protextumConrad, 1846 (original combination)
  • Terebra protexta(Conrad, 1846)

Neoterebra protexta, common name the fine-ribbed auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. [1]

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Description

The length of shell varies between 16 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina, USA to Brazil; in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Neoterebra protexta (Conrad, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1416720 on 26 January 2020