Neoterebra protexta

Neoterebra protexta, common name the fine-ribbed auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.^[1]

Neoterebra protexta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Neoterebra
Species:	N. protexta
Binomial name
Neoterebra protexta (Conrad, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
Acus protextus lutescens (f) Dall, 1889 Cerithium protextum Conrad, 1846 (original combination) Terebra protexta (Conrad, 1846)

Description

The length of shell varies between 16 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina, USA to Brazil; in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.