Strioterebrum ballinum

Strioterebrum ballinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Strioterebrum
Species: S. ballinum
Binomial name
Strioterebrum ballinum
(Hedley, 1915)
Synonyms[1]
  • Duplicaria ballina Hedley, 1915
  • Punctoterebra ballina (Hedley, 1915)
  • Terebra ballina (Hedley, 1915)

Strioterebrum ballinum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 34 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is distributed from Southern Queensland to New South Wales, Australia.

References

  • Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp
  • erryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates


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