Terebra sp. (specimens 24-26)

Specimen Name: Terebra sp.
Common Name: Auger snails
Specimen Code: 03GAST00024-26
Acquisition Method: Hand collected (October 2010)

Locale: Kirby Sand Pits, Timmonsville, South Carolina, USA
Formation: Duplin Formation
Geologic Time Period: Pliocene Epoch

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Mollusca – Gastropoda – Caenogastropoda – Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda – Conoidea – Terebridae – Terebra

Description of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 24: Elongated white conical shell with pronounced ridges and black discolouration up one side; there is a hole near the tip – opens to the right
• Specimen 25: Elongated white conical shell with pronounced ridges and a broken tip, part of opening is broken off – opens to the right
• Specimen 26: Elongated white conical shell with pronounced ridges – opens to the right

Measurements of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 24: 30mm x 7mm x 5mm
• Specimen 25: 27mm x 7mm x 6mm
• Specimen 26: 31mm x 8mm x 6mm