Stock Photo: Beautiful Auger Shell, Galle, Sri Lanka
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The Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, is a group or family of small to large predatory marine gastropods in the superfamily Conoidea.These gastropods have extremely high spired shells with numerous whorls, and the common name refers to the resemblance of their shells to rock drill-type drill bits.There are more than 400 known recent species worldwide.
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