Triplostephanus elliscrossi

Triplostephanus elliscrossi
Apertural view of a shell of Triplostephanus elliscrossi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Triplostephanus
Species: T. elliscrossi
Binomial name
Triplostephanus elliscrossi
(Bratcher, 1979)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cinguloterebra elliscrossi (Bratcher, 1979)
  • Terebra elliscrossi Bratcher, 1979

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 34 mm and 83 mm.

Distribution

Thiis marine species occurs off Madagascar and Hawaii.

References

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