Terebralia semistriata
Species of gastropod
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Terebralia semistriata, common name the striate mud creeper, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Potamididae |
| Genus: | Terebralia |
| Species: | T. semistriata |
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| Terebralia semistriata (Mörch, 1852) | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 35 mm and 75 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs also in intertidal flats, mangroves, mud-silt off Papua New Guinea and Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).[citation needed]
