''Duplicaria duplicata'', common name the duplicate auger, is a species of

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

, a marine

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 93 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and Tanzania; off

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and the Solomon Islands.

References

Bibliography

* Terryn, Y. (2007). ''Terebridae: A Collectors Guide.'' Conchbooks & Natural Art. 59pp + plates.

External links

* Terebridae Gastropods described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{terebridae-stub