Terebridae
Terebridae


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Acus dillwynii (Deshayes, 1859)
Northern-most range of the species.
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Acus maculata (Linné, 1758)
Grows to be the largest Terebrid species.
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Duplicaria |
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Duplicaria bernardii (Deshayes, 1857)
Endemic to the northern and northeastern coast of Australia.
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Duplicaria crakei (Burch, 1965)
Limited to Western Australia.
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Duplicaria kieneri (Deshayes, 1859)
Endemic to Australia.
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Hastula |
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Hastula albula (Menke, 1843)
Small shiny specimens from 60 feet of water.
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Hastula lanceata (Linné, 1767)
Sand dwellers in 50 feet off Oahu.
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Hastula lepida (Gray, 1834)
Southern-most range for the species in West Africa.
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Hastula penicillata (Hinds, 1844)
Varied patterns.
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Hastula rufopunctata (E.A.Smith, 1877)
Varied colors.
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Hastula strigilata (Linné, 1758)
Shiny, ribbed specimens.
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Hastula stylata (Hinds, 1864)
Limited to French Polynesia.
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Hastulopsis |
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Haustulopsis amoena (Deshayes, 1839)
Uncommon species in Hawaii.
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Impages |
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Impages cinerea (Born, 1778) [+ luctuosa Hinds, 1844] Found on both sides of the Atlantic and in the Eastern Pacific.
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Myurella |
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Myurella affinis (Gray, 1834) [+ peasii Deshayes, 1859] A less extremely sculptured form with only a hint of punctations described from the Hawaiian Islands.
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Myurella affinis (Gray, 1834) [+ puncticulata Deshayes, 1859] Quite variable throughout its Indo-Pacific range. The form puncticulata described from Hawaii has much deeper punctations in the interspaces between the ribs; more uncommon that the peasii form. The validity of the forms is probably nill since integrades are frequently found.
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Myurella columellaris (Hinds, 1844)
Variegated orange and white specimens.
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Myurella flavofasciata (Pilsbry, 1921)
Most abundantly found in Hawaiian Islands.
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Myurella kilburni (Burch, 1965)
Quite uncommon. Differentiated from similar species by the closely spaced ribs.
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Perirhoe |
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Perirhoe cerithina (Lamarck, 1822) [+ spaldingi Pilsbry, 1921] Some consider P. c. spaldingi to be a valid subspecies.
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Strioterebrum |
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Strioterebrum nitida (Hinds, 1844)
Shiny grayish to white color.
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Strioterebrum plumbea (Born, 1778) [+ contigua Pease, 1871] Light and dark forms.
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Terebra |
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Terebra argus Hinds, 1844 [+ brachygyra Pilsbry, 1921] Long considered a subspecies, T. a. brachygyra has most recently been synonymized with T. argus.
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Terebra babylonia Lamarck, 1822)
Taken scuba diving in ± 50 feet of water.
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Terebra dislocata (Say, 1822)
Strongly sculptured specimens from Florida's west coast.
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Terebra funiculata Hinds, 1844
A morph with a strongly keeled suture line.
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Terebra quoygaimardi Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976
An unmistakeable species with beaded suture line.
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