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Punctoterebra nitida

Punctoterebra nitida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Punctoterebra
Species:	P. nitida
Binomial name
Punctoterebra nitida (Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
Hastula nitida (Hinds, 1844) Strioterebrum nitidum (Hinds, 1844) Terebra cernica G.B. Sowerby III, 1894 Terebra longiscata Deshayes, 1859 (original combination) Terebra nitida Hinds, 1844 Terebra nitida var. sicoydes Melvill & Sykes, 1898 Terebra plicatella Deshayes, 1857

Punctoterebra nitida, common name : the Shiny Pacific Auger, is a speciesofsea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.^[1]

Description[edit]

The size of an adult shell varies between 19 mm and 45 mm.

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Distribution[edit]

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along East Africa and the Aldabra Atoll; in the Western Pacific Ocean.

References[edit]

• Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll.
• 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
• Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates

External links[edit]

• Gaqstropods.com : Strioterebrum nitidum; accessed : 6 May 2011
• 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

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