Terebra cingulifera
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| Terebra cingulifera | |
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| A shell of Terebra cingulifera | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Terebra |
| Species: | T. cingulifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Terebra cingulifera Lamarck, 1822 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Terebra cingulifera, common name the ringed auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
The length of the shell varies between 39 mm and 101 mm.[citation needed]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius, Madagascar, Aldabra and the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific off the Tuamotus.[citation needed]
