Terebra (Paraterebra) lepta Woodring 1928 (auger snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

Full reference: W. P. Woodring. 1928. Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results. Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies

Belongs to Terebra (Paraterebra) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Woodring 1928

Sister taxa: Terebra (Paraterebra) gabbi, Terebra (Paraterebra) inaequalis, Terebra (Paraterebra) lehneri, Terebra (Paraterebra) sulcifera, Terebra (Paraterebra) taurina

Type specimen: USNM 369337, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bowden Formation (Woodring 1925, 1928 Checklist) (Pliocene of Jamaica)

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