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Terebra Bruguière, 1789

160427  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160427)

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Genus
Mirula K. van W. Palmer, 1942 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
Terebra (Mirula) K. van W. Palmer, 1942 † · alternative representation
Terebra (Noditerebra) Cossmann, 1896 † · alternative representation
Terebrum Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation
Triplostephanus Dall, 1908 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Terebra abdita Makiyama, 1927 †
  2. Species Terebra achates C. S. Weaver, 1960
  3. Species Terebra acuticostata K. Martin, 1884 †
  4. Species Terebra adamsii E. A. Smith, 1873
  5. Species Terebra agulha Terryn, 2022
  6. Species Terebra aikeni Terryn & Welsh, 2020
  7. Species Terebra alabaster Terryn, 2022
  8. Species Terebra albemarlensis Dall & Ochsner, 1928 †
  9. Species Terebra albocancellata Bratcher, 1988
  10. Species Terebra albomarginata Deshayes, 1859
  11. Species Terebra amabilis Makiyama, 1927 †
  12. Species Terebra amanda Hinds, 1844
  13. Species Terebra anilis (Röding, 1798)
  14. Species Terebra archimedis Deshayes, 1859
  15. Species Terebra argosyia Olsson, 1971
  16. Species Terebra argus Hinds, 1844
  17. Species Terebra asukensis Yokoyama, 1926 †
  18. Species Terebra babylonia Lamarck, 1822
  19. Species Terebra balabacensis Aubry & Picardal, 2011
  20. Species Terebra bellanodosa Grabau & S. G. King, 1928
  21. Species Terebra bifilifera O. Boettger, 1875 †
  22. Species Terebra binii (Aubry, 2014)
  23. Species Terebra bistriata Grateloup, 1834 †
  24. Species Terebra bisulcata K. Martin, 1883 †
  25. Species Terebra boucheti Bratcher, 1981
  26. Species Terebra bratcherae Cernohorsky, 1987
  27. Species Terebra cacellensis Pereira da Costa, 1866
  28. Species Terebra caddeyi Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982
  29. Species Terebra caelata A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
  30. Species Terebra californica Gabb, 1869 †
  31. Species Terebra cambiarsoi Maury, 1917 †
  32. Species Terebra canalis S. V. Wood, 1848 †
  33. Species Terebra castaneostriata Kosuge, 1979
  34. Species Terebra caudapotamogalina Terryn, 2022
  35. Species Terebra cincta (Schlotheim, 1820) †
  36. Species Terebra cingulifera Lamarck, 1822
  37. Species Terebra cloveri Terryn & Gori, 2024
  38. Species Terebra cognata E. A. Smith, 1877
  39. Species Terebra commaculata (Gmelin, 1791)
  40. Species Terebra connelli Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1985
  41. Species Terebra consobrina Deshayes, 1857
  42. Species Terebra contorta d'Archiac & Haime, 1854 †
  43. Species Terebra corrugata Lamarck, 1822
  44. Species Terebra cossignanii Aubry, 2008
  45. Species Terebra cryptica Terryn, 2023
  46. Species Terebra cumingii Deshayes, 1857
  47. Species Terebra dahanaensis Icke & K. Martin, 1907 †
  48. Species Terebra dainichiana Yokoyama, 1926 †
  49. Species Terebra degrangei Peyrot, 1931 †
  50. Species Terebra deshayesii Reeve, 1860
  51. Species Terebra dijki K. Martin, 1884 †
  52. Species Terebra donpisori Terryn, 2017
  53. Species Terebra ekotokwa Terryn, 2022
  54. Species Terebra elena Pilsbry & Olsson, 1941 †
  55. Species Terebra elliscrossi Bratcher, 1979
  56. Species Terebra emmonsi Dall, 1896 †
  57. Species Terebra eoa Makiyama, 1927 †
  58. Species Terebra erbi Haanstra & Spiker, 1932 †
  59. Species Terebra erythraeensis Terryn & H. Dekker, 2017
  60. Species Terebra eximia Deshayes, 1859
  61. Species Terebra fenestrata Hinds, 1844
  62. Species Terebra fernandae Aubry, 1995
  63. Species Terebra flemingi d'Archiac & Haime, 1854 †
  64. Species Terebra floridana Dall, 1889
  65. Species Terebra formosa Deshayes, 1857
  66. Species Terebra funiculata Hinds, 1844
  67. Species Terebra galapagina Dall & Ochsner, 1928 †
  68. Species Terebra gemmulata Kiener, 1837
  69. Species Terebra geniculata Tate, 1886 †
  70. Species Terebra giorgioi Aubry, 1999
  71. Species Terebra golebiowskii Harzhauser & Landau, 2023 †
  72. Species Terebra grayi E. A. Smith, 1877
  73. Species Terebra grayi J. A. Gardner, 1948 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, junior homonym of T. grayi E.A. Smith, 1877)
  74. Species Terebra grimwoodi Terryn, 2022
  75. Species Terebra guineensis Bouchet, 1983
  76. Species Terebra guttata (Röding, 1798)
  77. Species Terebra helichrysum Melvill & Standen, 1903
  78. Species Terebra henkmulderi Landau & Harzhauser, 2023 †
  79. Species Terebra herklotsi K. Martin, 1879 †
  80. Species Terebra histrio Deshayes, 1857
  81. Species Terebra hoaraui Drivas & M. Jay, 1988
  82. Species Terebra hochstetteri K. Martin, 1879 †
  83. Species Terebra holfordae Terryn, 2022
  84. Species Terebra ickei K. Martin, 1906 †
  85. Species Terebra insalli Bratcher & R. D. Burch, 1967
  86. Species Terebra inversa Nyst, 1835 †
  87. Species Terebra irregularis Thiele, 1925
  88. Species Terebra jacksoniana (Garrard, 1976)
  89. Species Terebra javana K. Martin, 1879 †
  90. Species Terebra jenkinsi K. Martin, 1879 †
  91. Species Terebra jenningsi R. D. Burch, 1965
  92. Species Terebra joculosa Simone, 2024
  93. Species Terebra junghuhni K. Martin, 1906 †
  94. Species Terebra kantori Terryn, 2017
  95. Species Terebra knudseni Bratcher, 1983
  96. Species Terebra laevigata J. E. Gray, 1834
  97. Species Terebra lauretanae Tenison Woods, 1878
  98. Species Terebra levantina Aubry, 1999
  99. Species Terebra ligata Hinds, 1844
  100. Species Terebra lillianae Whitney, 1976
  101. Species Terebra lima Deshayes, 1857
  102. Species Terebra lindae Petuch, 1987
  103. Species Terebra lingualis Hinds, 1844
  104. Species Terebra litorea Dall & Ochsner, 1928 †
  105. Species Terebra loebbeckeana Dunker, 1877
  106. Species Terebra luteatincta Terryn & Keppens, 2023
  107. Species Terebra mamillata R. B. Watson, 1886
  108. Species Terebra mariesi E. A. Smith, 1880
  109. Species Terebra marrowae Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982
  110. Species Terebra mirula De Gregorio, 1890 †
  111. Species Terebra montgomeryi R. D. Burch, 1965
  112. Species Terebra nanggulanensis K. Martin, 1914 †
  113. Species Terebra naumanni Yokoyama, 1920 †
  114. Species Terebra neglecta Michelotti, 1847 †
  115. Species Terebra nodularis Deshayes, 1859
  116. Species Terebra ornata Gray, 1834
  117. Species Terebra orthocostulata Nomura, 1935 †
  118. Species Terebra ozamai Yokoyama, 1926 †
  119. Species Terebra pereoa Nomura, 1935 †
  120. Species Terebra perplexa Terryn, 2023
  121. Species Terebra philpoppei Terryn, 2023
  122. Species Terebra picta Hinds, 1844
  123. Species Terebra plicatula Lamarck, 1803 †
  124. Species Terebra postneglecta Sacco, 1891 †
  125. Species Terebra praehistrio Landau & Harzhauser, 2023 †
  126. Species Terebra praelonga Deshayes, 1859
  127. Species Terebra pretiosa Reeve, 1842
  128. Species Terebra protextilis Nomura, 1935 †
  129. Species Terebra pseudopertusa Peyrot, 1931 †
  130. Species Terebra pseudopicta Aubry, 2008
  131. Species Terebra pseudoturbonilla Talavera, 1975
  132. Species Terebra punctatostriata Gray, 1834
  133. Species Terebra punctum (Poppe, Tagaro & Terryn, 2009)
  134. Species Terebra quoygaimardi Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976
  135. Species Terebra raybaudii Aubry, 1993
  136. Species Terebra reticostaeformis Nomura, 1935 †
  137. Species Terebra reticularis Sacco, 1891 †
  138. Species Terebra robusta Hinds, 1844
  139. Species Terebra rolani Terryn, Swinnen & Ryall, 2024
  140. Species Terebra rosae Aubry, 2015
  141. Species Terebra russetae (Garrard, 1976)
  142. Species Terebra salisburyi Drivas & M. Jay, 1998
  143. Species Terebra samarangana K. Martin, 1884 †
  144. Species Terebra santosi (Shuto, 1969) †
  145. Species Terebra serotina A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
  146. Species Terebra shimajiriensis MacNeil, 1961 †
  147. Species Terebra sindangbaranensis K. Martin, 1906 †
  148. Species Terebra sokkohensis K. Martin, 1916 †
  149. Species Terebra spraguei Terryn, 2022
  150. Species Terebra stearnsii Pilsbry, 1891
  151. Species Terebra stegeri Abbott, 1954
  152. Species Terebra straminea J. E. Gray, 1834
  153. Species Terebra suavidica Yokoyama, 1922
  154. Species Terebra subacuminata H. Woodward, 1879 †
  155. Species Terebra subangulata Deshayes, 1859
  156. Species Terebra subulata (Linnaeus, 1767)
  157. Species Terebra subulocacellense (Sacco, 1891) †
  158. Species Terebra subvariegata Yokoyama, 1928 †
  159. Species Terebra succinea Hinds, 1844
  160. Species Terebra swobodai Bratcher, 1981
  161. Species Terebra tagaroae Terryn, 2017
  162. Species Terebra taiwanensis Aubry, 1999
  163. Species Terebra takauensis Terryn, 2021
  164. Species Terebra talahabensis K. Martin, 1906 †
  165. Species Terebra taurina ([Lightfoot], 1786)
  166. Species Terebra terryni Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018
  167. Species Terebra teschi Finlay, 1930 †
  168. Species Terebra tessellata Gray, 1834
  169. Species Terebra tjilonganensis K. Martin, 1906 †
  170. Species Terebra tmakiyamai Nomura, 1935 †
  171. Species Terebra tokunagai Yokoyama, 1920 †
  172. Species Terebra torquata A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
  173. Species Terebra transylvanica R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1880 †
  174. Species Terebra tricolor G. B. Sowerby I, 1825
  175. Species Terebra triseriata J. E. Gray, 1834
  176. Species Terebra tuberculifera Manzoni, 1870 †
  177. Species Terebra twilae Bouchet, 1983
  178. Species Terebra undulifera G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 †
  179. Species Terebra vanuatuensis Aubry, 1999
  180. Species Terebra vanwalleghemi Terryn, 2017
  181. Species Terebra vappereaui Tröndlé, Boutet & Terryn, 2013
  182. Species Terebra vicdani Kosuge, 1981
  183. Species Terebra virgo Schepman, 1913
  184. Species Terebra vredenburgi H. J. Finlay, 1930 †
  185. Species Terebra waikikiensis Pilsbry, 1921
  186. Species Terebra waisiuensis K. Martin, 1933 †
  187. Species Terebra yokoyamai Makiyama, 1927 †
  188. Species Terebra acuminata Grateloup, 1834 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Terebra acuminata Borson, 1820)
  189. Species Terebra binodosa (Mansfield, 1930) † (uncertain > unassessed)
  190. Species Terebra bipartita G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  191. Species Terebra blakei Mansfield, 1937 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  192. Species Terebra brassoensis Mansfield, 1925 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  193. Species Terebra calcaterrai Figueiras & Broggi, 1976 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  194. Species Terebra cuneana Pereira da Costa, 1866 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  195. Species Terebra divisurum Conrad, 1847 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  196. Species Terebra gabbi Dall, 1896 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  197. Species Terebra gausapata A. P. Brown & Pilsbry, 1911 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  198. Species Terebra gracilenta C.-C. Li, 1930 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  199. Species Terebra haitensis Dall, 1896 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  200. Species Terebra hitia Pilsbry & C. W. Johnson, 1917 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  201. Species Terebra inornata Whitfield, 1894 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Terebra (Hastula) inornata Dall, 1896)
  202. Species Terebra isaacpetiti Maury, 1925 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  203. Species Terebra kissimmeensis Mansfield, 1924 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  204. Species Terebra macrospira C.-C. Li, 1930 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  205. Species Terebra manzanillae Maury, 1925 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  206. Species Terebra minuta Nyst & Galeotti, 1840 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  207. Species Terebra nexilis J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  208. Species Terebra polygyra Conrad, 1834 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  209. Species Terebra subtessellata d'Orbigny, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  210. Species Terebra tantula Conrad, 1847 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  211. Species Terebra texagyra G. D. Harris, 1895 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  212. Species Terebra trinitatensis Mansfield, 1925 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  213. Species Terebra tuberosa (E. T. Nelson, 1870) † (uncertain > unassessed, secondary homonym of T. tuberosa Hinds, 1844)
  214. Subgenus Terebra (Strioterebrum) Sacco, 1891 accepted as Strioterebrum Sacco, 1891 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Terebra (Strioterebrum) herviderana (Spieker, 1922) † (uncertain > unassessed)
    2. Species Terebra (Strioterebrum) reticulare Sacco, 1891 † accepted as Terebra reticularis Sacco, 1891 † (subgenus not accepted)
    3. Species Terebra (Strioterebrum) grayi J. A. Gardner, 1948 † represented as Terebra grayi J. A. Gardner, 1948 †
  215. Species Terebra acuminata Borson, 1820 † accepted as Strioterebrum acuminatum (Borson, 1820) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  216. Species Terebra angsanana K. Martin, 1921 † accepted as Duplicaria angsanana (K. Martin, 1921) †
  217. Species Terebra areolata (Link, 1807) accepted as Oxymeris areolata (Link, 1807)
  218. Species Terebra bandongensis K. Martin, 1879 † accepted as Duplicaria bandongensis (K. Martin, 1879) †
  219. Species Terebra bawangana O. Boettger, 1883 † accepted as Drillia bawangana (O. Boettger, 1883) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  220. Species Terebra butaciana K. Martin, 1906 † accepted as Myurella butaciana (K. Martin, 1906) †
  221. Species Terebra catenifera Tate, 1886 † accepted as Gemmaterebra catenifera (Tate, 1886) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  222. Species Terebra chancellorensis Oleksyshyn, 1960 † accepted as Laevihastula chancellorensis (Oleksyshyn, 1960) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  223. Species Terebra circinata Deshayes, 1857 accepted as Terebra anilis (Röding, 1798) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  224. Species Terebra dislocata (Say, 1822) accepted as Neoterebra dislocata (Say, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  225. Species Terebra dussumieri [sic] accepted as Duplicaria dussumierii (Kiener, 1837) (misspelling)
  226. Species Terebra ejecta K. Martin, 1906 † accepted as Punctoterebra ejecta (K. Martin, 1906) †
  227. Species Terebra evansii Gabb, 1860 † accepted as Potamides evansii (Gabb, 1860) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  228. Species Terebra exilis A. Bell, 1871 † accepted as Hastulopsis exilis (A. Bell, 1871) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  229. Species Terebra fernandesi Bouchet, 1983 accepted as Duplicaria fernandesi (Bouchet, 1983) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  230. Species Terebra gabriellae Aubry, 2008 accepted as Terebra pseudoturbonilla Talavera, 1975 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  231. Species Terebra gaiae Aubry, 2008 accepted as Terebra pseudoturbonilla Talavera, 1975 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  232. Species Terebra gracilis I. Lea, 1833 † accepted as Terebrifusus amoenus (Conrad, 1833) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  233. Species Terebra houstonia G. D. Harris, 1895 † accepted as Hastula houstonia (G. D. Harris, 1895) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  234. Species Terebra hungarica Halaváts, 1884 † accepted as Tiarapirenella bicincta (Brocchi, 1814) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  235. Species Terebra indica K. Martin, 1879 † accepted as Myurella indica (K. Martin, 1879) †
  236. Species Terebra luandensis Aubry, 2008 accepted as Duplicaria luandensis (Aubry, 2008) accepted as Duplicaria fernandesi (Bouchet, 1983) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  237. Species Terebra maculata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Oxymeris maculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  238. Species Terebra neglecta Emmons, 1858 † accepted as Terebra emmonsi Dall, 1896 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: not Michelotti, 1847; T. emmonsi is a replacement name)
  239. Species Terebra neglecta (Poppe, Tagaro & Terryn, 2009) accepted as Terebra philpoppei Terryn, 2023
  240. Species Terebra niauensis Tröndlé & J. Letourneux, 2011 † accepted as Oxymeris niauensis (Tröndlé & Letourneux, 2011) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  241. Species Terebra pamotanensis K. Martin, 1906 † accepted as Myurella pamotanensis (K. Martin, 1906) †
  242. Species Terebra protexta (Conrad, 1846) accepted as Neoterebra protexta (Conrad, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  243. Species Terebra simplex Conrad, 1830 † accepted as Laevihastula simplex (Conrad, 1830) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  244. Species Terebra simplicissima K. Martin, 1906 † accepted as Mazatlania simplicissima (K. Martin, 1906) †
  245. Species Terebra smithi K. Martin, 1884 † accepted as Duplicaria smithi (K. Martin, 1884) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  246. Species Terebra tenisoni H. J. Finlay, 1927 † accepted as Oxymeris angulosa (Tate, 1889) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  247. Species Terebra tjidamarensis K. Martin, 1879 † accepted as Adinus tjidamarensis (K. Martin, 1879) †
  248. Species Terebra venusta I. Lea, 1833 † accepted as Hastula venusta (I. Lea, 1833) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  249. Species Terebra vulcani Brongniart, 1823 † accepted as Cerithideopsis vulcani (Brongniart, 1823) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  250. Species Terebra woodwardiana K. Martin, 1884 † accepted as Myurella woodwardiana (K. Martin, 1884) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  251. Subgenus Terebra (Mirula) K. van W. Palmer, 1942 † represented as Terebra Bruguière, 1789
    1. Species Terebra (Mirula) plicatula Lamarck, 1803 † represented as Terebra plicatula Lamarck, 1803 †
  252. Subgenus Terebra (Noditerebra) Cossmann, 1896 † represented as Terebra Bruguière, 1789
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Bruguière, J.G. (1789-1792). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières, par une Societe de gens de Lettres, de Savans et D'Artistes. [Methodical encyclopedia or by order of subjects, by a Society of Men of Letters, Scholars and Artists.]. <em>Histoire naturelle des Vers, Paris: Pancoucke.</em> volume 1: i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
page(s): xv [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Terebra Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160427 on 2026-05-18
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Terebra Bruguière, 1789. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160427 on 2026-05-18
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original description Bruguière, J.G. (1789-1792). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières, par une Societe de gens de Lettres, de Savans et D'Artistes. [Methodical encyclopedia or by order of subjects, by a Society of Men of Letters, Scholars and Artists.]. <em>Histoire naturelle des Vers, Paris: Pancoucke.</em> volume 1: i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
page(s): xv [details] 

original description (of Terebrum Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 2: 431 [details] 

original description (of Terebra (Mirula) K. van W. Palmer, 1942 †) Palmer, K. v. W. (1942). Substitutes for molluscan homonyms. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 16(5): 674.
page(s): 674 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Terebra (Noditerebra) Cossmann, 1896 †) Cossmann, M. (1896). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée. Deuxième livraison. Paris, The author and Comptoir Géologique. 179 pp., 8 pls., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36853071
page(s): 47, 51 [details] 

basis of record Terryn, Y. (2007). A collectors guide to the Recent Terebridae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). Conchbooks & NaturalArt, Hackenheim & Gent. 1-57, pls 1-65. [details] 
 
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