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Terebra formosa Deshayes, 1857

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 676
  • Terryn (2007) A collectors guide to Recent Terebridae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). - p. 29
  • Lorenz & Terryn (2024) Auger Shells - Handbook to the Gastropod Family Terebridae. - p. 39

Statistics

Frequencyrare - 6 localities (3.05 %)
Sediment33 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a maximum length of 123mm; beach finds remain smaller.

Images

Length 90mm.

Length 90mm.

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