Banded Diminutive Auger [Cerithiopsis fusiformis]
Description
The Banded Diminutive Auger is a marine gastropod mollusk that grows up to 5 mm. It has a slender, tapered shell with distinct brown bands on a white or yellowish background. They are a benthic species, usually found on sandy substrates at depths of 10 to 100 meters.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
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|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
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| Order |
Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda
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| Family |
Auger snails
Terebridae
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| Genus |
Diminutive augers
Punctoterebra
|