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Terebra subulata Chocolate Spotted Auger, Subulate Auger

Terebra subulata is commonly referred to as Chocolate Spotted Auger, Subulate Auger. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
14597 
AphiaID:
208080 
Scientific:
Terebra subulata 
German:
Pfriemenschnecke 
English:
Chocolate Spotted Auger, Subulate Auger 
Category:
Escargots de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Terebridae (Family) > Terebra (Genus) > subulata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1767 
Occurrence:
Aldabra Group, American Samoa, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), East Africa, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 10 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 7.87" (20 cm) 
Temperature:
76.28 °F - 84.74 °F (24.6°C - 29.3°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory, Worms 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Terebra achates
  • Terebra aciculina
  • Terebra acrior
  • Terebra alagoensis
  • Terebra alba
  • Terebra albocancellata
  • Terebra alisi
  • Terebra allyni
  • Terebra amanda
    Amandas Schraubenschnecke
  • Terebra arcas
 
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in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-07-17 15:11:13 

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Terebra subulata (Linnaeus, 1767)

Terebra subulata belongs to the family Terebridae, which are known as screw snails. The shell of screw snails is long, slender and smooth, the operculum is horny. In English-speaking countries, these snails are known as “augers”, which refers to the long, drill-shaped shell.

The auger snail is said to reach a considerable size of up to 20 cm shell length. It feeds on bristle worms (Polychaeta) and acorn worms, which are stung by its radular teeth and poisoned by a venom gland. The venom is said to be effective on these worms, but has no effect on invertebrates.

Synonyms:
Buccinum subulatum Linnaeus, 1767 - unaccepted (original combination)
Terebra fusca Perry, 1811 - unaccepted
Terebrum tigreum Montfort, 1810 - unaccepted
Vertagus subulatus (Linnaeus, 1767) - unaccepted
Synonymised names:
Buccinum subulatum Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (original combination)
Terebra fusca Perry, 1811 · unaccepted
Terebrum tigreum Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted
Vertagus subulatus (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted

External links

  1. Correlating Molecular Phylogeny with Venom Apparatus Occurrence in Panamic Auger Snails (Terebridae) (en). Abgerufen am 12.03.2022.
  2. Venomous marine snails (en). Abgerufen am 12.03.2022.
  3. Venomous Secretions from Marine Snails of the Terebridae Family Target Acetylcholine Receptors (en). Abgerufen am 12.03.2022.
  4. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 12.03.2022.
  5. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 12.03.2022.

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Terebra-subulata-k01-110410, Kwajalein 2017
Terebra-subulata-jj-5824-031113, Kwajalein 2017

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