Terebra amanda

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Terebra amanda
File:Terebra amanda 001.jpg
Apertural view of a shell of Terebra amanda
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T. amanda
Binomial name
Terebra amanda
Hinds, 1844
Synonyms[1]
  • Dimidacus stramineus (Gray, 1967)
  • Perirhoe melamans Iredale, T., 1929
  • Terebra albomarginata Deshayes, 1859
  • Terebra (Amanda-group) albomarginata Deshayes, G.P., 1859
  • Terebra straminea Gray, 1960
  • Terebra unicolor Preston, 1908

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Terebra amanda, common name Amanda's auger, 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 25 mm and 95 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indo-Pacific and off New Guinea, the Philippines and the Solomons.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Terebra amanda Hinds, 1844.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 October 2012.
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
  • 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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