Teretia anceps
<em>Teretia anceps</em> (Eichwald, 1830)
Teretia anceps
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Length = 10mm. Collected from IOS Cruise JM72 Stn 10 on 06/05/1972.
Teretia anceps
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Length = 10mm. Collected from IOS Cruise JM72 Stn 10 on 06/05/1972.
Teretia anceps
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Length = 10mm. Collected from IOS Cruise JM72 Stn 10 on 06/05/1972.
Teretia anceps
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Length = 14mm. Collected from North of Shetland on 06/05/1972.
Teretia anceps
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Length = 14mm. Collected from North of Shetland on 06/05/1972.
Teretia anceps
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Length = 14mm. Collected from North of Shetland on 06/05/1972.
Teretia anceps
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Length = 14mm. Collected from North of Shetland on 06/05/1972.
Teretia anceps
Distribution and status
Found all around the British Isles but not common.
Ecology and behaviour
Lives on sandy bottoms from 30 to 900m depths. Food and method of feeding is unknown.
References and links
- Graham, A. 1988. Molluscs: Prosobranch and Pyramidellid Gastropods. London.
Taxon version key
[NBNSYS0000178317]
Sort order
3240
Taxonomic group
Marine snail
Size: Up to 10mm high; 4mm broad Shape: Relatively tall shell with the last whorl making up about two thirds of the total shell height.