Y. Terryn 
A new terebrid species from the Caribbean 
Terebra species 5 
Fig. 23 
The species shows a strong resemblance to T. 
limcitula but again the protoconch and the even coarser 
general sculpture leaves no doubt that it represents a 
different and perhaps undescribed taxon. 
Terebra species 6 
Fig. 24 
The species has no comparison in the Caribbean but is 
somewhat similar in sculpture to a species occuring in 
the Indo-Pacific (coll. MNHN, Marquesas Islands) 
currently under study and description. The species is 
only known from one dead collected specimen which 
would make description prématuré at this stage. 
Terebra species 7, 8 & 9 
Figs 25-33 
The mentioned 3 morpho-species are without doubt 
related and close in resemblance to T. alba. 
Although T. alba is reported throughout the 
Caribbean, findings are usually restricted to the North 
(Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, Florida etc... ). 
Species 6 & 8 are closely related to one another and to 
T. alba because of similar sculpture, yet differ 
amongst each other in protoconch size and shape. 
Species 7 has a coarser sculpture and a different 
protoconch than the aforementioned. 
Acknowledgements 
I wish to express my gratitude to Mr Dominique 
Lamy for bringing a large number of terebrids from 
Guadeloupe and especially the species here named 
after him, to my attention. Also a great word of 
appréciation for ail their efforts goes to Dr Ellen 
Strong (USNM) and Paul Callomon (ANSP). 
Furthermore, I wish to thank Dr Philippe Bouchet and 
Virginie Héros (MNHN) for their ongoing assistance 
in the study of Tercbridae. 1 sincerely appreciate the 
assistance I had from Luiz Ricardo L. Simone 
(MZUSP), in providing pictures of types and valuable 
comments in the matter. 1 also sincerely thank Willem 
Faber (The Netherlands) and Koen Fraussen 
(Belgium) for critically appraising the text and Gavin 
Malcolm (UK) for assistance and comments during 
the research. 
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