Terebra robusta

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

Terebra robusta
Shell of Terebra robusta from Panama at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Terebra
Species:	T. robusta
Binomial name
Terebra robusta Hinds, 1844
Synonyms[1]
Terebra dumbauldi Hanna & Hertlein, 1961 Terebra insignis Deshayes, 1857 Terebra lingualis Hinds, 1844 Terebra looisii Guérin-Ménenville, 1854

Description

Terebra robusta has a shell reaching a length of 30 – 155 mm and a diameter of about 34 mm. The surface of this large shell ranges from whitish to beige, with brown spots along the spirals.

Distribution

This species can be found in Baja California, from Mexico to Peru and in Galápagos. It lives commonly at a depth of about 90 m.