Terebra reticularis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Terebra reticularis (Pecchioli in Sacco, 1891). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225108 on 2020-01-23 It is often referred to as Terebra pseudoturbonilla as well, although it is an unaccepted name.
Description The width of the Holotype shell is ~1.5 mm with the length of 6 mm. It has been said to be similar in looks with the genus Turbonilla, distinct only due to the last spiral and is said to be the smallest of the genus Terebra. The columella is light brown, and contains 6-9 spirals.
Distribution This marine species occurs off Mauritania and the Congo, and can be found at depths ranges of 20 and 130 meters.
References
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda Terryn Y. & Ryall P. (2014) West African Terebridae, with the description of a new species from the Cape Verde Islands. Conchylia 44(3–4): 27–47 Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp
External links
Sacco F. (1891). I Molluschi dei Terreni Terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte X. (Cassididae (aggiunte), Terebridae e Pusionellidae). Carlo Clausen, Torino, 68 pp., 2 pls Talavera, F. G. (1975). Moluscos de sedimentos de la plataforma continental de Mauritania. Boletín del Instituto Español de Oceanografía. 192: 1-14, 4 pls Sacco F. (1891). I Molluschi dei Terreni Terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte X. (Cassididae (aggiunte), Terebridae e Pusionellidae). Carlo Clausen, Torino, 68 pp., 2 pls Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 85(4): 359-388