Terebra elliscrossi

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

Terebra elliscrossi
Apertural view of a shell of Terebra elliscrossi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Terebra
Species:
T. elliscrossi
Binomial name
Terebra elliscrossi
Bratcher, 1979
Synonyms[1]
  • Cinguloterebra elliscrossi (Bratcher, 1979)
  • Triplostephanus elliscrossi (Bratcher, 1979)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 34 mm and 83 mm.

Distribution

Thiis marine species occurs off Madagascar and Hawaii.

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References
  1. Triplostephanus elliscrossi (Bratcher, 1979). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2012.
  • 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.
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.
  • Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
  • "Triplostephanus elliscrossi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • 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


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