Terebra circumcincta

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Terebra circumcincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Superorder: Caenogastropoda
Order: Sorbeoconcha
Suborder: Hypsogastropoda
Infraorder: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Terebra
Species: T. circumcincta
Binomial name
Terebra circumcincta
Deshayes, 1857

Terebra circumcincta is a species of medium-sized, predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

[edit] Distribution

This species is found in the western Pacific: in northern Australia, New Caledonia, and the North Island of New Zealand.

[edit] Shell description

The shell has almost flat-sided whorls, sculptured with punctate deeply incised spiral grooves.

The shell coloration is ivory, with a spiral series of rusty-brown dots.

The shell height is up to 38 mm, and maximum width is 8 mm.

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