Terebra taurina
Species of gastropod
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Terebra taurina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
| Terebra taurina | |
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| Shell of Terebra taurina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Terebra |
| Species: | T. taurina |
| Binomial name | |
| Terebra taurina (Lightfoot, 1786) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 152.5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea.
