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Updated 6/24/2024

Family Terebridae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC /HAWAII

Terebra (Punctoterebra) swainsoni

Puu Kala Pt., Hawaii, 50 feet, 23mm

 

Kahe Pt., Oahu, 35 feet, 20mm

SWAINSON'S AUGER

Uncommon at scuba depths.  Matte brown with strong curved ribs, subsutural band of deep punctures, fine spiral threads between ribs.  Attains 1 inch.   South Africa to Hawaii and French Polynesia.