Terebra crenulata
(Linné, 1758 )
Color creamy-pink, it possesses sharp
white tubercles separated by narrow
clear brown axial lines. It has two spiral alignments of brown spots
equally distant and very far away from each other. It lives in the
lagoon's shallow waters.
Terebra crenulata
f. fimbriata (Deshayes, 1859)
T.crenulata f. fimbriata is generally darker
and is characterized by the near absence
of nodules giving a smooth appearence
to the shell. Most of the time, it is collected in the Marquesas
islands.
Size of the displayed
specimen (1) : 95 mm
Size of the displayed specimen (2) : 75 mm
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