Terebra cingulifera
- Usual depth1–50 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, July, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Terebra cingulifera, common name the ringed auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Terebra cingulifera”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–50 m · Deepest record: 228.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ニクタケ
- Simplified Chinese
- 細溝筍螺
Other scientific names: Dimidacus cinguliferus, Perirhoe exulta, Terebra columnaris, Terebra pallida, Terebra punctatostriata, Terebra punctulata
Similar species
Chocolate spotted augerTerebra subulata
Eyed augerTerebra guttata
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 179 open-data records from 1952 to 2012.
- Species data updated October 31, 2026.
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