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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Not assigned
Family: Potamididae swamp-ceriths and horn shells

Genus: Terebralia

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Terebralia palustris
[Mud creeper]

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Terebralia semistriata
[Mangrove snail]

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Terebralia sulcata
[Sulcate swamp cerith]

Scientific Name Terebralia palustris Terebralia semistriata Terebralia sulcata	English Name Mangrove snail Mud creeper Sulcate swamp cerith	Distribution Indo-West Pacific	Max. Length 6.5 SHL 19 SHL	Year 1767 1778 1852

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