Terebra reticularis

Terebra reticularis
Shell of Terebra reticularis (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Terebra
Species:	T. reticularis
Binomial name
Terebra reticularis (Pecchioli in Sacco, 1891)
Synonyms [1]
Strioterebrum reticularePecchiolo in Sacco, 1891 (original combination) Terebra pseudoturbinellaTalavera, 1975 Terebra reticulare(Pecchioli in Sacco, 1891) (incorrect gender agreement of specific epithet)

Terebra reticularis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. ^[1] It is often referred to as Terebra pseudoturbonilla as well, although it is an unaccepted name.

Description

The width of the shell (Holotype) is ~1.5 mm with the length of 6mm. ^[2] It has been said to be similar in looks with the genus Turbonilla, distinct only due to the last spiral and is said to be the smallest of the genus Terebra. ^[2] The columella is light brown, and contains 6-9 spirals.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mauritania and the Congo, and can be found at depths ranges of 20 and 130 meters. ^[3]

References

1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Terebra reticularis (Pecchioli in Sacco, 1891). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225108 on 2020-01-23
2. Talavera, F.G. (September 1975). Moluscos de sedimentos de la plataforma continetal de Mauritania (in Spanish) (No. 192 ed.). p. 5.
3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Terebra reticularis (Pecchioli, 1891)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

• Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
• Terryn Y. & Ryall P. (2014) West African Terebridae, with the description of a new species from the Cape Verde Islands. Conchylia 44(3–4): 27–47
• 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

External links

• Sacco F. (1891). I Molluschi dei Terreni Terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte X. (Cassididae (aggiunte), Terebridae e Pusionellidae). Carlo Clausen, Torino, 68 pp., 2 pls
• Talavera, F. G. (1975). Moluscos de sedimentos de la plataforma continental de Mauritania. Boletín del Instituto Español de Oceanografía. 192: 1-14, 4 pls
• Sacco F. (1891). I Molluschi dei Terreni Terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte X. (Cassididae (aggiunte), Terebridae e Pusionellidae). Carlo Clausen, Torino, 68 pp., 2 pls
• 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