Eyed auger

Terebra guttata

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–22 m
Water temperature17–30 °C
Best monthsJune, September, and October
How commonRare

Photo credit: (c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Terebra guttata, common name the eyed auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Terebra guttata”, 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: 12 records
February: 12 records
March: 14 records
April: 8 records
May: 13 records
June: 21 records
July: 11 records
August: 14 records
September: 22 records
October: 16 records
November: 16 records
December: 15 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–22 m · Deepest record: 58 m

0–10 m: 16 records
10–20 m: 11 records
20–30 m: 8 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–30 °C

16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 32 records
26–28 °C: 42 records
28–30 °C: 66 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: Eyed auger, Spotted auger, White-spotted auger, eyed auger, spotted auger, white-spotted auger

Names in 3 more languages

German: Weißfleck- Schraubenschnecke
Japanese: シロフタケ
Simplified Chinese: 白斑筍螺

Other scientific names: Buccinum candidum, Buccinum oculatum, Epitonium guttatum, Terebra laevis, Terebra loroisi, Terebra nebulosa, Terebra oculata, Terebra sculptilis

Similar species

Chocolate spotted auger
Terebra subulata
Terebra argus
Terebra babylonia
Terebra laevigata
Terebra anilis
Terebra cingulifera

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).
235 open-data records from 1931 to 2014.
Species data updated October 31, 2026.

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