Textile auger [Terebra textilis]
Description
The Textile auger is a species of sea snail. The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 45 mm. They are distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Chagos and the Mascarene Basin. They can also be found in the Pacific Ocean along Micronesia.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
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| Order |
Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda
|
| Family |
Auger snails
Terebridae
|
| Genus |
Needle augers
Acus
|