Neoterebra pedroana
Species of gastropod
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Neoterebra pedroana, common name the San Pedro auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
| Neoterebra pedroana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Neoterebra |
| Species: | N. pedroana |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoterebra pedroana Dall, 1908 | |
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The subspecies Terebra pedroana hemphilli Vanatta, 1924 has become a synonym of Neoterebra hemphilli (Vanatta, 1924)
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 61 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from Santa Monica, California to Southern Baja California, Mexico
