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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae auger shells

Genus: Terebra

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101 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Terebra acrior
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.0 cm DL
 
Terebra alagoensis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific a
Max. Length 2 cm DL
Terebra albaGray, 1834

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Terebra alba
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra amanda
[Amanda's auger]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Terebra angelli
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Pacific Ocean.

Terebra anilisRoding, 1798

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Terebra anilis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm DL
 
Terebra arcas
[Arcas auger]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 18 cm ShH
Terebra areolata(Link, 1807)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Terebra areolata
[Fly spotted auger]
No picture found
 
Terebra argus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Pacific.

Terebra armillataHinds, 1844

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Terebra armillata
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Central Pacific.

Terebra babyloniaLamarck, 1822

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Terebra babylonia
[Babylonian auger]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 2.7 cm DL
Terebra benthalisDall, 1889

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Terebra benthalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm DL
 
Terebra biminiensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Terebra brasiliensis
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra caddeyi
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra cerethina
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Terebra chlorataLamarck, 1822

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Terebra chlorata
[Pink-spotted auger]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Central Pacific.

Terebra cinguliferaLamarck, 1822

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Terebra cingulifera
[Ringed auger]
No picture found
 
Terebra circumcincta
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No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Terebra colombiensis
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No picture found
 
Terebra columellaris
[Column auger]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Terebra concava
[Concave auger]
No picture found
 
Terebra conspersa
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Terebra contracta
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No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Terebra crassireticula
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Terebra crenifera
[Western crenate auger]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.
Max. Length 12 cm SHL
Terebra crenulata(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Terebra crenulata
[Crenulate auger]
No picture found
 
Terebra cumingi
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No picture found

Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Terebra curacaoensis
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Pacific Ocean.

Terebra dimidiata(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Terebra dimidiata
[Dimidiate auger]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.4 cm DL
 
Terebra dislocata
[Eastern auger]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.1 cm DL
 
Terebra doellojuradoi
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra eburnea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.1 cm DL
 
Terebra evelynae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm DL
 
Terebra fatua
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No picture found
 
Terebra fenestrata
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra fijiensis
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra flavescens
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Terebra flavofasciataPilsbry, 1921

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Terebra flavofasciata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.8 cm DL
 
Terebra floridana
[Yellow auger]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Terebra funiculataHinds, 1844

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Terebra funiculata
[Funnel auger]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.1 cm DL
 
Terebra gemmulata
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra giorgioi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.8 cm DL
 
Terebra glossema
[Tongue auger]

Tabaranza, Don Geoff

Central Pacific.

Terebra guttata(Röding, 1798)

Photo by Tabaranza, Don Geoff
 
Terebra guttata
[White spotted auger]
No picture found
 
Terebra hemphilli
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Terebra hoaraui
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Terebra imitatrix
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Terebra incisa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Terebra intumescyra
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Terebra jenningsiBurch, 1965

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Terebra jenningsi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Terebra juanica
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra jungi
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Central Pacific.

Terebra kilburniBurch, 1965

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Terebra kilburni
[Kilburn's auger]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific.

Terebra laevigataGray, 1834

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Terebra laevigata
[Smooth auger]
No picture found
 
Terebra levantina
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra ligata
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra limatula
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.3 cm DL
 
Terebra lindae
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra mariesi
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Terebra montgomeryiBurch, 1965

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Terebra montgomeryi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Terebra mugridgeae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.8 cm DL
 
Terebra nassula
[Woven auger]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Terebra nebulosaSowerby, 1825

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Terebra nebulosa
[Red-cloud auger]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Terebra pacei
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Central Pacific.

Terebra paucistriata(Smith, 1873)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Terebra paucistriata
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra pedroana
[San Pedro auger]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Terebra pertusa(Born, 1780)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Terebra pertusa
[Perforated auger]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.6 cm DL
 
Terebra petiveriana
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra polygyrata
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 2.8 cm DL
Terebra protexta(Conrad, 1846)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Terebra protexta
[Fine-ribbed auger]
No picture found
 
Terebra pseudopertusa
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra punctatostriata
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra punctostriata
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra qouygaimardi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.6 cm DL
 
Terebra quadrispiralis
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra quoygaimardi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.0 cm DL
 
Terebra riosi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Terebra rushii
[Porcelain auger]
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Terebra shyana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.0 cm DL
 
Terebra simonei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.9 cm DL
 
Terebra spirosulcata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Terebra sterigma
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Terebra sterigmoides
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 17 cm SHL
Terebra subulata(Linnaeus, 1767)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Terebra subulata
[Subulate auger]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Central Pacific.

Terebra succincta(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Terebra succincta
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra succinea
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra swobodai
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra taiwanensis
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra takauensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.8 cm DL
 
Terebra taurina
[Flame auger]
No picture found
 
Terebra tessellata
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra textilis
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra thaanumi
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra torquata
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Pacific

Terebra triseriataGray, 1834

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Terebra triseriata
[]
No picture found
 
Terebra trismacaria
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Central Pacific.

Terebra undulataGray, 1834

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Terebra undulata
[Undulate auger]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm SHL
 
Terebra vicdani
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
 
Terebra vinosa
[Lilac auger]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm DL
 
Terebra weisbordi
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