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Species Page:

Eastern Auger

(Say, 1822)

Neoterebra dislocata

Class:

Gastropoda

Order:

Neogastropoda

Family:

Terebridae

Terebridae

Image Voucher: 

ANSP 192924 [syntype]

Shell Information

Length (mm): 35-64

Dextral

Chirality:

Description:

Ecological Information

Distribution:

Depth (m):

Maryland to Brazil

0 to 146 meters

Diet:

Carnivore

Habitat:

Marine; Soft substrates

Misc. Facts

The east auger has venom that it stores in "grooved prickles".

Citations

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neoterebra dislocata (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1416382 on 2021-06-23

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. Garc�a. 29. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579�699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico�Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.

Andrews, J. (1971). Seashells of the Texas Coast. University of Texas Press.

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