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266 Terebra concava Say Concave Auger Plate 26) North Carolina to both sides of Florida. % inch in length, slender, about 1 2 whorls, semi-glossy, and with slightly concave whorls. Whorls in spire with a large, heavily nodulated or beaded, swollen spiral cord just below the suture. Above the suture there is a spiral series of 20 very small beads per whorl. The concave middle of the whorl bears about 5 microscopic, incised spiral lines. Color yellowish gray. Com- mon in shallow water. Do not confuse with the larger yellow T. floridana which has 2 spiral rows of elongate beads just below the suture. Terebra protexta Conrad Fine-ribbed Auger Plate 26k North Carolina to Florida and Texas. % to I inch in length, about 1 3 whorls, dull-white in color and with a well-indented suture. Whorls in spire slightly concave with about 22 fine axial ribs running from suture to suture, but which are broken weakly by 7 to 9 incised spiral lines. The upper line is about % the way down the whorl. Several forms exist which have been given names: form lutescens Smith has about 30 to 32 finer axial riblets per whorl which are made slightly beaded by the spiral lines; in the form limatula Dall, the ribs and the spiral threads are about equal in size and give a reticulated pattern. All occur together in fairly deep water and are common. Terebra hastata Gmelin Shiny Atlantic Auger Plate 26h Southeast Florida and the West Indies. 1/4 to I ^ inches in length. Characterized by its smooth, highly glossy finish, its numerous axial ribs which extend from suture to suture, and by its bright yellowish color and white band below the suture. Columella smooth- ish and white. This is the "fattest" species in the western Atlantic, and is fairly common in the West Indies. Terebra cinerea Born Gray Atlantic Auger Plate 26g Southeast Florida and the West Indies, I to 2 inches in length, slender, with flat-sided whorls and a sharp apex. Numerous small riblets extend halfway down the whorls (about 45 to 50 per whorl). Color all cream or bluish brown; sometimes with darker spots below the suture. Surface with exceedingly fine, numerous rows of pin- pricks which give the shell a silky appearance under the lens. Moderately common in shallow water. Compare with salleana Deshayes.