Neoterebra dislocata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Terebridae |
Genus: | Neoterebra |
Species: | N. dislocata
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Binomial name | |
Neoterebra dislocata (
Say, 1822)
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Synonyms [1] | |
Neoterebra dislocata, common name the eastern auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. [1]
The eastern auger Neoterebra dislocata measures on average up to 2 1/4 inches in length, with a pointed spire. The color varies but is often a pale grey or tan.
The species is found from Virginia to Brazil.[ citation needed]
This species lives in sounds and offshore on shallow sand flats. The shell is commonly found washed up on sound and ocean beaches.[ citation needed]
The Atlantic auger is a carnivore, but it lacks the radula and poison gland found in most other augers.[ citation needed]
Neoterebra dislocata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Terebridae |
Genus: | Neoterebra |
Species: | N. dislocata
|
Binomial name | |
Neoterebra dislocata (
Say, 1822)
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
Neoterebra dislocata, common name the eastern auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. [1]
The eastern auger Neoterebra dislocata measures on average up to 2 1/4 inches in length, with a pointed spire. The color varies but is often a pale grey or tan.
The species is found from Virginia to Brazil.[ citation needed]
This species lives in sounds and offshore on shallow sand flats. The shell is commonly found washed up on sound and ocean beaches.[ citation needed]
The Atlantic auger is a carnivore, but it lacks the radula and poison gland found in most other augers.[ citation needed]