Artificial Reef Field Guide: Neoterebra hemphilli
Common NameDana's Auger
Code(s)TEDA
Id Number747
TaxaInvertebrate
MobilityMobile
Colonial / SolitarySolitary
Typical Substrate TypeHard
Species Description
Long slender shell with many whorls, short notch in opening of aperture with siphonal fasciole. Fine axial sculpture. Formerly Terebra danai.
Species Habitat
This species is carnivorous, and has barbed teeth and a poison gland.
Species Range
Redondo Beach, California to Southern Baja California, Mexico.