Terebra fijiensis

Terebra fijiensis
Apertural view of a shell of Terebra fijiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Terebra
Species:
T. fijiensis
Binomial name
Terebra fijiensis
Smith, 1873
Synonyms[1]
  • Myurella fijiensis Smith, 1873
  • Terebra (Textilis-group) fijiensis (Smith, 1873)
  • Terebra subangulata Deshayes, 1859

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and the Fiji Islands. Specimens of this species have been found around the Philippines, islands of the Pacific, the south coast of China, at north-eastern India, and at Réunion.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Terebra fijiensis E.A. Smith, 1873. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Terebra fijiensis E.A.Smith, 1873". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Terebra fijiensis | Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS)". obis.org. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  • 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.

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