The Terebridae Family includes 533 species comprising 3 subfamilies (Terebrinae (15 genus), Pervicaciinae (2), Pellifroniinae (2))
and 19 genus (Terebra (112 species), Hastula (83), Neoterebra (75), ...)
Phylum :MolluscaClass :GastropodaSubclass :CaenogastropodaOrder :NeogastropodaSuperfamily :ConoideaFamily :Terebridae
Common name : auger shells or auger snails
Aspect : Long, thin, screw-shaped shell with many turns. Small opening, notch on the top of the opening, a cutting edge. Short siphonal canal, horny seal.
Feeding : carnivorous, in most species, a venomous barb similar to that of the cone snails, is used to stun and immobilize prey, which typically consists of various marine worms.
Environment : tropical seas, sandy bottom
Hastula hectica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hastula lanceata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Hastula raphanula (Lamarck, 1822) (Subfamily Terebrinae)
Hastula strigilata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Myurella nebulosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Myurellopsis joserosadoi (Bozzetti, 2001) (Subfamily Terebrinae)
Myurellopsis undulata (Gray, 1834) (Subfamily Terebrinae)
Oxymeris areolata (Link, 1807)
Oxymeris cerithina (Lamarck, 1822)
Oxymeris dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oxymeris maculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Terebra babylonia Lamarck, 1822
Terebra consobrina Deshayes, 1857
Terebra quoygaimardi Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976
Total collection for Terebridae : 14 species (89 shells in total)
