Neoterebra pedroana

Neoterebra pedroana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Neoterebra
Species:	N. pedroana
Binomial name
Neoterebra pedroana Dall, 1908
Synonyms[1]
Strioterebrum pedroanum Terebra pedroana Dall, 1908 (original combination)

Neoterebra pedroana, common name the San Pedro auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

The subspecies Terebra pedroana hemphilli Vanatta, 1924 has become a synonym of Neoterebra hemphilli (Vanatta, 1924)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 61 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Santa Monica, California to Southern Baja California, Mexico

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Neoterebra pedroana (Dall, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1416706 on 2020-01-26

• Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates

External links

• Gastropods.com : Terebra (Variegata-group) pedroana; accessed : 5 May 2011
• Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies