Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Alternative combinations: Acus protextus, Cerithium protextum, Terebra (Acus) protexta
Belongs to Terebra according to G. D. Hanna 1926
See also Maury 1917
Sister taxa: Terebra (Diplomeriza), Terebra (Fusoterebra), Terebra (Microtrypetes), Terebra (Mirula), Terebra (Myurellina), Terebra (Oreoterebra), Terebra (Panaterebra), Terebra (Paraterebra), Terebra (Terebra), Terebra (Triplostephanus), Terebra abditiva, Terebra aclinica, Terebra affinis, Terebra amitra, Terebra areolata, Terebra bicincta, Terebra bipartita, Terebra burckhardti, Terebra californica, Terebra canalis, Terebra canisaxi, Terebra conspersa, Terebra constricta, Terebra costaricensis, Terebra coxi, Terebra curvilineata, Terebra dalabeensis, Terebra divisurum, Terebra eleuthria, Terebra estrellana, Terebra gedrosiana, Terebra herklotsi, Terebra hochstetteri, Terebra inornata, Terebra insulae, Terebra inversa, Terebra jacksonensis, Terebra javana, Terebra juvenicostata, Terebra kilburni, Terebra laudata, Terebra lepta, Terebra maculata, Terebra mekranica, Terebra modesta, Terebra narica, Terebra nebulosa, Terebra negritensis, Terebra niauensis, Terebra oligomitra, Terebra paucistriata, Terebra perturrita, Terebra plicifera, Terebra pumbriensis, Terebra scalarina, Terebra spei, Terebra subtessellata, Terebra subulata, Terebra succincta, Terebra tantula, Terebra texagyra, Terebra textilis, Terebra tjidamarensis, Terebra travancorensis, Terebra undulata, Terebra unilineatum, Terebra waisiuensis, Terebra wattsiana, Subula (Oxymeris), Terebra (Subula) cossmanni, Terebra (Subula) noetlingi, Terebra (Acus) curvilineata, Terebra (Acus) benthalis, Terebra (Acus) sincera, Terebra (Acus) curvilirata, Terebra (Myurella) birmanica, Terebra (Myurella) oldhami, Terebra (Myurella) indica, Terebra (Myurella) myuros, Terebra (Myurella) wadiai, Terebra (Myurella) kyudawonensis, Terebra (Myurella) euglyptica, Terebra (Myurella) protomyuros, Myurella katchhensis, Myurella aiyengari, Myurella quettensis, Terebra (Myurella) hornelli, Terebra (Myurella) martini, Terebra (Myurella) aspera, Terebra (Myurella) trizonata, Terebra (Myurella) tipperi, Myurella reticulata, Terebra (Myurella) promensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (7: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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