Terebra dislocata

Terebra dislocata
A shell of Terebra dislocata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Terebra
Species: T. dislocata
Binomial name
Terebra dislocata
(Say, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus dislocatus (Say, 1822)
  • Cerithium dislocatum Say, 1822
  • Strioterebrum onslowensis Petuch, 1974
  • Strioterebrum weisbordi J. Gibson-Smith & W. Gibson-Smith, 1984
  • Terebra petitii Kiener, 1839
  • Terebra rudis Gray, 1834

Terebra dislocata, common name the eastern auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

The eastern auger Terebra dislocata measures on average up to 2 1/4 inches in length, with a pointed spire. The color varies but is often a pale grey or tan.

Distribution

The species is found from Virginia to Brazil.

Ecology

This species lives in sounds and offshore on shallow sand flats. The shell is commonly found washed up on sound and ocean beaches.

The Atlantic auger is a carnivore, but it lacks the radula and poison gland found in most other augers.

References

  1. 1 2 Terebra dislocata (Say, 1822).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.
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