Abstract
In a recent paper Terryn (2011) synonymized Terebra limatula Dall, 1889 and T. l. var. acrior Dall, 1889. This paper proposes that the two taxa are separate species; and that Terryn’s determination that Terebra crassireticula Simone, 1999 is a junior synonym of T. limatula may also be in error.
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