Subulate Auger Shell

The delightfully patterned Subulate Auger Shell has delicate makings running along its slender form.

This Auger Shell (terebra subulata linne) belongs to the Terebridae family of shells which has some 300 species; they are all typically shaped like long slender augers or screws.

As an auger is a drilling device, or drill bit that normally includes a rotating screw blade to remove the drilled out material, one can perhaps see where the name originated.

Auger shells inhabit warm seas and are sand-dwelling carnivores feeding on various marine worms. Most species have a venomous barb that is used to stun and immobilize prey.

The Subulate species is common to the Indo Pacific region.

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Size: approx  9 - 10 cm