Terebra cingulifera

Terebra cingulifera, common name the ringed auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.^[1]

Terebra cingulifera
A shell of Terebra cingulifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Terebra
Species:	T. cingulifera
Binomial name
Terebra cingulifera Lamarck, 1822
Synonyms[1]
Dimidacus cinguliferus (Lamarck, 1822) Perirhoe melamans Iredale, 1929 Terebra columnaris Deshayes, 1859 Terebra obsoleta Deshayes, 1859 Terebra punctulata Sowerby, 1825 Terebra (Amanda-group) cingulifera Lamarck, 1822

Description

The length of the shell varies between 39 mm and 101 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius, Madagascar, Aldabra and the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific off the Tuamotus.^{[citation needed]}