Triplostephanus hoaraui
Triplostephanus hoaraui | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Triplostephanus hoaraui | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Terebridae |
Genus: | Triplostephanus |
Species: | T. hoaraui |
Binomial name | |
Triplostephanus hoaraui (Drivas & Jay, 1998) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Triplostephanus hoaraui 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 40 mm and 56 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off RĂ©union, Japan, the Philippines and the Marquesas
References
- 1 2 Triplostephanus hoaraui (Drivas & Jay, 1998). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2012.
- 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.
- Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
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