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Terebra guttata White Spotted Auger, Eyed Auger

Terebra guttatais commonly referred to as White Spotted Auger, Eyed Auger. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Terebra guttata& Pleuroploca trapezium Taiwan 2010


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lexID:
14595 
AphiaID:
208064 
Scientific:
Terebra guttata 
German:
Weißgepunktete Schraubenschnecke 
English:
White Spotted Auger, Eyed Auger 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Terebridae (Family) > Terebra (Genus) > guttata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Röding, ), 1798 
Occurrence:
Aldabra Group, Indian Ocean, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mayotte, Mozambique, Taiwan, Tansania 
Sea depth:
- 20 Meter 
Size:
up to 8.27" (21 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory, Worms 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Terebra achates
  • Terebra aciculina
  • Terebra acrior
  • Terebra alagoensis
  • Terebra alba
  • Terebra albocancellata
  • Terebra alisi
  • Terebra allyni
  • Terebra amanda
    Amandas Schraubenschnecke
  • Terebra arcas
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-08-04 21:28:55 

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Terebra guttata (Röding, 1798)

Terebra guttata belongs to the family Terebridae. The shell of the family Terebridae is long, slender and smooth, the operculum is horny. Its feed on polychaete worms.

Synonymised names:
Buccinum candidum Born, 1778 · unaccepted (nomen oblitum)
Buccinum oculatum Dillwyn, 1817 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Epitonium guttatum Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (original combination)
Terebra laevis Gray, 1834 · unaccepted
Terebra loroisi Deshayes, 1859 · unaccepted
Terebra nebulosa Lorois, 1858 · unaccepted (junior homonym of Terebra...)
Terebra oculata Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted
Terebra sculptilis Pease, 1869 · unaccepted

External links

  1. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 12.03.2022.

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Foto: nordwestliches Mayotte, Westlicher Indischer Ozean
Terebra guttata& Pleuroploca trapezium Taiwan 2010
Terebra-guttata-k03-120902, Kwajalein 2017
Terebra-guttata-k01-130602, Kwajalein 2017

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