''Punctoterebra'' is a

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sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...

s, marine

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

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s in the subfamily Terebrinae of the

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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.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra Bartsch, 1923. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=437899 on 2020-01-22

Species

* '' Punctoterebra ambrosia'' (Melvill, 1912) * '' Punctoterebra arabella'' (Thiele, 1925) * '' Punctoterebra aubryi'' (Gargiulo & Terryn, 2018) * '' Punctoterebra awajiensis'' (Pilsbry, 1904) * '' Punctoterebra baileyi'' (Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982) * '' Punctoterebra ballina'' (Hedley, 1915) * '' Punctoterebra caliginosa'' (Deshayes, 1859) * '' Punctoterebra castaneofusca'' (Thiele, 1925) * '' Punctoterebra contracta'' (E. A. Smith, 1873) * ''

Punctoterebra coralmarensis ''Punctoterebra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Terebrinae of the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra Bartsch, 1923. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' Terryn, 2021 * '' Punctoterebra exiguoides'' (Schepman, 1913) * '' Punctoterebra fuscotaeniata'' (Thiele, 1925) * ''

Punctoterebra illustris ''Punctoterebra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Terebrinae of the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra Bartsch, 1923. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (Malcolm & Terryn, 2012) * ''

Punctoterebra isabella ''Punctoterebra isabella'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae The Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, is a Family (biology), family of predatory marine (ocean), marine ...

'' (Thiele, 1925) * ''

Punctoterebra japonica ''Punctoterebra japonica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra japonica (E. A. Smith, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1873) * ''

Punctoterebra lineaperlata ''Punctoterebra lineaperlata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra lineaperlata (Terryn & Holford, 2008). Accessed through: World ...

'' (Terryn & Holford, 2008) * ''

Punctoterebra lischkeana ''Punctoterebra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Terebrinae of the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra Bartsch, 1923. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (Dunker, 1877) * ''

Punctoterebra livida ''Punctoterebra livida'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra livida (Reeve, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...

'' (Reeve, 1860) * ''

Punctoterebra longiscata ''Punctoterebra longiscata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae The Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, is a Family (biology), family of predatory marine (ocean), marin ...

'' (Deshayes, 1859) * ''

Punctoterebra marquesana ''Punctoterebra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Terebrinae of the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra Bartsch, 1923. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' Terryn, Gori & Rosado, 2019 * ''

Punctoterebra nitida ''Punctoterebra nitida'', common name : the Shiny Pacific Auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra nitida (Hinds, 1844). Accessed thr ...

'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''

Punctoterebra omanensis ''Punctoterebra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Terebrinae of the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra Bartsch, 1923. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (Gargiulo, 2018) * ''

Punctoterebra paucincisa ''Punctoterebra paucincisa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 16 mm and 40 mm. Distribution This species occurs i ...

'' (Bratcher, 1988) * '' Punctoterebra pellyi'' (E. A. Smith, 1877) * '' Punctoterebra plumbea'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) * '' Punctoterebra polygyrata'' (Deshayes, 1859) * '' Punctoterebra reperta'' Terryn & Fraussen, 2020 * '' Punctoterebra rosacea'' (Pease, 1869) * '' Punctoterebra roseata'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) * '' Punctoterebra solangeae'' (Bozzetti, 2015) * ''

Punctoterebra souleyeti ''Punctoterebra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Terebrinae of the family (biology), family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra Bartsch, 1923. Accessed through: ...

'' (Deshayes, 1859) * '' Punctoterebra succincta'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Punctoterebra swainsoni'' (Deshayes, 1859) * '' Punctoterebra teramachii'' (R. D. Burch, 1965) * '' Punctoterebra textilis'' (Hinds, 1844) * '' Punctoterebra tiurensis'' (Schepman, 1913) * '' Punctoterebra trismacaria'' (Melvill, 1917) * '' Punctoterebra turrita'' (E. A. Smith, 1873) * '' Punctoterebra turschi'' (Bratcher, 1981) * '' Punctoterebra venilia'' (Tenison Woods, 1879)

References

* Oyama K. (1961). ''On some new facts of the taxonomy of Terebridae''. Venus. 21(2): 176–189 * Terryn, Y. (2007). T''erebridae: A Collectors Guide''. Conchbooks & Natural Art. 59pp + plates.

External links

Bartsch P. (1923). ''A key to the family Terebridae''. The Nautilus. 37(2): 60-64

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
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