Punctoterebra ballina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Punctoterebra |
| Species: | P. ballina
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| Binomial name | |
| Punctoterebra ballina (Hedley, 1915)
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Description edit
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 34 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species is distributed from Southern Queensland to New South Wales, Australia.
References edit
- ^ a b Strioterebrum ballinum (Hedley, 1915). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2011.
- 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
- "Strioterebrum ballinum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 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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