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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Terebridae 

Terebra argus Hinds, 1844

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Terebra nebulosa Kiener, 1839
   Terebra argus Hinds, 1844
   Subula argus (Hinds, 1844)
   Terebra argus argus (Hinds, 1844)
   Terebra argus brachygyra Pilsbry, 1921

Distribution

"From the Red Sea to French Polynesia and the Hawaiian Islands." (Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1987)

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Bratcher, T. & Cernohorsky, W.O. 1987. p.42 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesia
     Bratcher, T. & Cernohorsky, W.O. 1987. p.42 
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.258 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 116 m ]      Bratcher, T. & Cernohorsky, W.O. 1987. p.42 
depth: intertidal [ from 3 m ]      Bratcher, T. & Cernohorsky, W.O. 1987. p.42 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 

References

 Bratcher, T. & Cernohorsky, W.O. 1987. p.42 General reference
 Bratcher, T. & Cernohorsky, W.O. 1987. p.42 Biology and ecology
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.393 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.223 [pl. 51, fig. 6]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Terebridae
                          Terebra Bruguière, 1789
                            Terebra argus Hinds, 1844

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14672) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-13.