Neoterebra dislocata

Neoterebra dislocata, common name the eastern auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.^[1]

Neoterebra dislocata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Neoterebra
Species:	N. dislocata
Binomial name
Neoterebra dislocata (Say, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
Acus dislocatus (Say, 1822) Cerithium dislocatum Say, 1822 Strioterebrum onslowensis Petuch, 1974 Strioterebrum weisbordi J. Gibson-Smith & W. Gibson-Smith, 1984 Terebra dislocata (Say, 1822) Terebra petitii Kiener, 1839 Terebra rudis Gray, 1834

Description

The eastern auger Neoterebra dislocata measures on average up to 2 1/4 inches in length, with a pointed spire. The color varies but is often a pale grey or tan.

Distribution

The species is found from Virginia to Brazil.^{[citation needed]}

Ecology

This species lives in sounds and offshore on shallow sand flats. The shell is commonly found washed up on sound and ocean beaches.^{[citation needed]}

The Atlantic auger is a carnivore, but it lacks the radula and poison gland found in most other augers.^{[citation needed]}