Gradaterebra lightfooti
Species of gastropod
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Gradaterebra lightfooti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[2]
| Gradaterebra lightfooti | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Gradaterebra lightfooti lectotype in the Natural History Museum, London[1] | |
| Illustration accompanying Edgar Albert Smith's original 1899 description | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Gradaterebra |
| Species: | G. lightfooti |
| Binomial name | |
| Gradaterebra lightfooti (E.A. Smith, 1899) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Distribution
It is found in Table Bay, Cape Point, Brown's Bank, False Bay,[4] and Saldanha Bay,[5] South Africa. The type locality is Table Bay.[3]