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Neoterebra pedroana

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Neoterebra pedroana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Neoterebra
Species:
N. pedroana
Binomial name
Neoterebra pedroana
Dall, 1908
Synonyms[1]
  • Strioterebrum pedroanum
  • Terebra pedroana Dall, 1908 (original combination)

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]

The subspecies Terebra pedroana hemphilli Vanatta, 1924 has become a synonym of Neoterebra hemphilli (Vanatta, 1924)

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 61 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs from Santa Monica, California to Southern Baja California, Mexico

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Neoterebra pedroana (Dall, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1416706 on 2020-01-26
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates
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