Augers, Family Terebridae

Family Terebridae

Augers

Augers are related to cone shells and turrids, a group that uses a harpoon-like radular tooth to inject venom to capture worms. Their slender shells are designed for plowing through sand leaving a trail behind them. A few prefer drifting up-and-down sloping beaches with the surf while hunting, quickly burying between waves at the water's edge. Most prefer clean sand adjacent to the reef. Most species occur at deeper scuba depths. Horn Shells differ from augers in having a recurved siphonal canal and herbivorous diet.

Note: Species are grouped here according to appearance for easier comparison. I have elected to keep parent genus Terebra instead of the current (and confusing for the layperson) splitters' trend of elevating subgenera to genus. Here subgenera are indicated within parentheses.

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HAWAII

Terebra (Myurella) peasii

PEASE'S AUGER

Terebra (Myurella) affinis f. puncticulata

HAWAIIAN RELATED AUGER

Terebra (Myurella) affinis

RELATED AUGER

Terebra (Oxymeris) cerithina

CERITH-LIKE AUGER

Terebra (Myurella) columellaris

COLUMNAR AUGER

Terebra (Myurella) nebulosa

CLOUDED AUGER

Terebra (Myurella) flavofasciata

YELLOW-BANDED AUGER

Terebra (Myurella) undulata

UNDULATED AUGER

Terebra (Myurella) paucistriata

LIGHTLY- STRIATED AUGER

Terebra (Myurella) kilburni

KILBURN'S AUGER

Terebra (Oxymeris) chlorata

PINK-SPOTTED AUGER

Terebra (Oxymeris) maculata

Terebra maculata, Oahu

MARLINSPIKE AUGER

Terebra (Oxymeris) felina

CAT AUGER

Terebra (Oxymeris) suffusa

HAWAIIAN CAT AUGER

Terebra (Oxymeris) gouldi

GOULD'S AUGER

Terebra (Oxymeris) costellifera

THAANUM'S AUGER

Terebra (Terebra) achates

HAWAIIAN DARK-SPOTTED AUGER

Terebra (Oxymeris) areolata

DARK-SPOTTED AUGER

Terebra (Terebra) guttata

SPOTTED AUGER

Terebra (Oxymeris) dimidiata

ORANGE AUGER

Terebra (Terebra) argus brachygyra

HAWAIIAN EYED AUGER

Terebra (Oxymeris) crenulata

CRENULATED AUGER

Terebra funiculata

CORDED AUGER

Terebra archimedes

ARCHIMEDES' AUGER

Terebra amanda

AMANDA'S AUGER

Terebra babylonia

BABYLONIAN AUGER

Terebra nodularis

NODULAR AUGER

Hastula inconstans

INCONSTANT AUGER

Hastula albula

WHITE-BANDED AUGER

Hastula medipacifica

HAWAIIAN WHITE-BANDED AUGER

Hastula penicillata

PENCIL-LINED AUGER

Hastula lanceata

LANCE AUGER

Hastula strigilata

PAINTED AUGER

Hastula strigilata f. verreauxi

VERREAUX'S AUGER

Hastula matheroniana

MATHERON'S AUGER

Terebra (Strioterebrum) nitidum

SHINY PACIFIC AUGER

Terebra (Strioterebrum) contigua

ADJOINED AUGER

Terebra (Strioterebrum) swainsoni

SWAINSON'S AUGER

Hastula hectica

HECTIC AUGER

Hastula solida

SOLID AUGER

Terebra (Hastulopsis) amoena

CHARMING AUGER

Terebra (Hastulopsis) pertusa

PERFORATED AUGER

Terenolla pygmaea

PYGMY AUGER

Hastula tiedemani

TIEDEMAN'S AUGER