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

Terebra reticularis
Shell of Terebra reticularis (paratype 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. reticularis
Binomial name
Terebra reticularis
(Pecchioli in Sacco, 1891)
Synonyms[1]
  • Strioterebrum reticulare Pecchiolo in Sacco, 1891 (original combination)
  • Terebra pseudoturbinella Talavera, 1975
  • Terebra reticulare (Pecchioli in Sacco, 1891) (incorrect gender agreement of specific epithet)

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 20.2 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs off Mauritania and the Congo.

References edit

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Terebra reticularis (Pecchioli in Sacco, 1891). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225108 on 2020-01-23
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
  • Terryn Y. & Ryall P. (2014) West African Terebridae, with the description of a new species from the Cape Verde Islands. Conchylia 44(3–4): 27–47
  • 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

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