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Terebra quoygaimardi

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Terebra quoygaimardi
Shell of Terebra quoygaimardi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Terebra
Species:
T. quoygaimardi
Binomial name
Terebra quoygaimardi
Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976
Synonyms[1]
  • Cinguloterebra monilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1976)
  • Dimidacus monilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1976)
  • Terebra monile Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
  • Terebra monilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1876)

Terebra quoygaimardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 28 mm and 65 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

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  • Cernohorsky, W. O.; Bratcher, T. (1976). "Notes on the Taxonomy of Indo-Pacific Terebridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), with Description of a New Species". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 13: 131–140. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906240. Wikidata Q58677034.
  • Terryn, Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & Natural Art. 59 pp + plates
  • Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
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