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Family: Terebridae auger shells (See list of species below)

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58 species in Pacific, Eastern Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Duplicaria baileyi []	Hastula albula [White-banded auger]	No picture found Hastula celidonota []
Hastula hectica [Sandbeach auger]	Hastula lanceata [Lance auger]	Hastula matheroniana []
Hastula penicillata []	No picture found Hastula philippiana []	No picture found Hastula solida [Solid auger]
Hastula strigilata []	No picture found Impages stylata []	Myurella affinis [Similar auger shell]
No picture found Myurella amoena []	No picture found Myurella burchi []	No picture found Myurella exiguoides []
No picture found Oxymeris cerithina []	No picture found Oxymeris consors []	Oxymeris felina [Cat auger]
No picture found Oxymeris gouldi [Gould’s auger]	Oxymeris maculata [Marlinspike]	No picture found Oxymeris trochlea []
No picture found Punctoterebra arabella []	No picture found Punctoterebra caliginosa []	No picture found Punctoterebra nitida []
No picture found Punctoterebra plumbea []	No picture found Punctoterebra rosacea []	No picture found Punctoterebra swainsoni []
No picture found Terebra amanda [Amanda's auger]	Terebra anilis []	Terebra areolata [Fly spotted auger]
No picture found Terebra argus []	Terebra babylonia [Babylonian auger]	Terebra chlorata [Pink-spotted auger]
Terebra cingulifera [Ringed auger]	No picture found Terebra circumcincta []	No picture found Terebra columellaris [Column auger]
No picture found Terebra concava [Concave auger]	Terebra crenulata [Crenulate auger]	Terebra dimidiata [Dimidiate auger]
No picture found Terebra fijiensis []	Terebra flavofasciata []	Terebra funiculata [Funnel auger]
Terebra guttata [White spotted auger]	No picture found Terebra hoaraui []	Terebra kilburni [Kilburn's auger]
No picture found Terebra ligata []	No picture found Terebra mariesi []	Terebra nebulosa [Red-cloud auger]
Terebra paucistriata []	Terebra pertusa [Perforated auger]	No picture found Terebra punctatostriata []
No picture found Terebra quoygaimardi []	Terebra subulata [Subulate auger]	Terebra succincta []
No picture found Terebra tessellata []	No picture found Terebra textilis []	No picture found Terebra trismacaria []
Terebra undulata [Undulate auger]

58 Species of Family Terebridae
(auger shells)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Duplicaria baileyi		Central Pacific
Hastula albula	White-banded auger	Central Pacific.
Hastula celidonota		Eastern Central Pacific
Hastula hectica	Sandbeach auger	Indo- Pacific	9 SHL
Hastula lanceata	Lance auger	Pacific Ocean.
Hastula matheroniana		Central Pacific.
Hastula penicillata		Indo-Pacific.
Hastula philippiana		Western Central Pacific
Hastula solida	Solid auger	Central Pacific.
Hastula strigilata		Western Central Pacific
Impages stylata		Eastern Central Pacific
Myurella affinis	Similar auger shell	Central Pacific.
Myurella amoena		Central Pacific
Myurella burchi		Central Pacific
Myurella exiguoides		Central Pacific
Oxymeris cerithina		Central Pacific
Oxymeris consors		Central Pacific
Oxymeris felina	Cat auger	Central Pacific.
Oxymeris gouldi	Gould’s auger	Eastern Central Pacific
Oxymeris maculata	Marlinspike	Indo-Pacific	27.5 SHL
Oxymeris trochlea		Eastern Central Pacific
Punctoterebra arabella		Eastern Central Pacific
Punctoterebra caliginosa		Eastern Central Pacific
Punctoterebra nitida		Central Pacific
Punctoterebra plumbea		Eastern Central Pacific
Punctoterebra rosacea		Eastern Central Pacific
Punctoterebra swainsoni		Central Pacific
Terebra amanda	Amanda's auger	Central Pacific
Terebra anilis		Pacific Ocean.
Terebra areolata	Fly spotted auger	Indo-Pacific.	18 ShH
Terebra argus		Central Pacific.
Terebra babylonia	Babylonian auger	Central Pacific.
Terebra chlorata	Pink-spotted auger	Central Pacific.
Terebra cingulifera	Ringed auger	Central Pacific.
Terebra circumcincta		Western Pacific and Red S
Terebra columellaris	Column auger	Central Pacific.
Terebra concava	Concave auger	Eastern Central Pacific a	2.5 DL
Terebra crenulata	Crenulate auger	Central Pacific.	12 SHL
Terebra dimidiata	Dimidiate auger	Pacific Ocean.
Terebra fijiensis		Western Central Pacific
Terebra flavofasciata		Western Central Pacific
Terebra funiculata	Funnel auger	Central Pacific.
Terebra guttata	White spotted auger	Central Pacific.
Terebra hoaraui		Central Pacific
Terebra kilburni	Kilburn's auger	Central Pacific.
Terebra ligata		Eastern Central Pacific
Terebra mariesi		Eastern Central Pacific
Terebra nebulosa	Red-cloud auger	Central Pacific.
Terebra paucistriata		Central Pacific.
Terebra pertusa	Perforated auger	Central Pacific.
Terebra punctatostriata		Central Pacific
Terebra quoygaimardi		Western Central Pacific
Terebra subulata	Subulate auger	Indo-Pacific.	17 SHL
Terebra succincta		Central Pacific.
Terebra tessellata		Eastern Central Pacific
Terebra textilis		Indo-Pacific.
Terebra trismacaria		Central Pacific
Terebra undulata	Undulate auger	Central Pacific.

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