Auger snails [Terebridae]

Description

Terebridae, or auger snails, are a family of slender, elongated sea snails. They possess distinctive, tightly coiled shells with a long siphonal canal, resembling an auger or drill. Auger snails are specialized predators, using a venomous radula to capture and immobilize small invertebrates, particularly marine worms. Their unique feeding strategy and venom apparatus make them interesting subjects of study.

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