''Pristiterebra'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s, marine
gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
family
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Terebridae
The Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, is a Family (biology), family of predatory marine (ocean), marine gastropods in the superfamily Conoidea.Gofas, S. (2012). Terebridae. World Register of Marine Specie2012-10-12 ...
, the auger snails.
Nomenclature
The name ''Pristiterebra'' is not available (no description, no type species designation) from Taki & Oyama, 1954 (Palaeontological Society of Japan, Special Papers 2: 28). It was given precedence over the simultaneously published ''Laeviacus'' by First Reviser's choice by Terryn & Holford, 2009, Visaya, suppl. 3; 46.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pristiterebra'' include:
* ''
Pristiterebra bifrons''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''
Pristiterebra frausseni''
Poppe, Tagaro & Terryn, 2009
* ''
Pristiterebra miranda''
(E.A. Smith, 1873)
* ''
Pristiterebra pustulosa''
(E.A. Smith, 1879)
* † ''
Pristiterebra tsuboiana''
(Yokoyama, 1922)
* ''
Pristiterebra tuberculosa''
(Hinds, 1844)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Pristiterebra glauca''
(Hinds, 1844): synonym of ''
Neoterebra glauca''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''Pristiterebra macleani''
(Bratcher, 1988): synonym of ''
Partecosta macleani''
(Bratcher, 1988)
* ''Pristiterebra milelinae''
(Aubry, 1999): synonym of ''
Terebra bellanodosa''
Grabau & S. G. King, 1928
* ''Pristiterebra petiveriana''
(Deshayes, 1857):
synonym of ''
Neoterebra petiveriana''
(Deshayes, 1857)
References
* Oyama K. (1961). ''On some new facts of the taxonomy of Terebridae.'' Venus. 21(2): 176-189
* Terryn Y. (2007). ''Terebridae: A Collectors Guide.'' Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates
External links
Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies
Terebridae
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