Terebra tricincta

Overview

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of -22 meters (-71 feet).[1]

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Caenogastropoda () - Cox, 1960
        Order: Sorbeoconcha () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Suborder: Hypsogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Infraorder: Neogastropoda () - Thiele, 1929
        Superfamily: Conoidea () - Fleming, 1822
        Family: Terebridae () - Mörch, 1852
        Genus: Terebra () - Bruguiére, 1789
        Specific name: tricincta - E.a.smith, 1877
        Scientific name: - Terebra tricincta E.a.smith, 1877

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 18, 2008:

Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NCOS1959_Mollusca (OBIS China)
National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS

Standard Deviation = 36.750 based on 5 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]