| Terebridae (auger shells), subfamily: Terebrinae |
| 27.5 cm SHL (male/unsexed) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 210 m |
| Indo-Pacific: from East Africa, Sudan, Yemen, India, Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Cocos (Keeling) and Christmas Islands to Pitcairn, north to Japan and Hawaii, south to Australia, including Socorro Island (Mexico). |
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| Commonly collected in many areas, both for its edible flesh and for its shell which has been used as a tool in many of the South Pacific cultures (Ref. 349). Leaves characteristic wide tracks on sand when moving. Occurs at the low tide mark (Ref. 349). Intertidal (Ref. 106792). Found on coarse and fine sand. Usually crawls under the sand surface with the foot buried deeply in the sand (Ref. 106669). Feeds on an enteropneust and polychaete (Ref. 106669). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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O: Ref. 3477. |
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