Oxymeris senegalensis

Oxymeris senegalensis
Oxymeris senegalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species: O. senegalensis
Binomial name
Oxymeris senegalensis
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus senegalensis (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Terebra cingula Kiener, 1839
  • Terebra faval Adanson, 1757
  • Terebra favat d'Orbigny in Webb & Berthelot, 1839
  • Terebra festiva Deshayes, 1857
  • Terebra senegalensis Lamarck, 1822
  • Terebra speciosa Deshayes, 1859

Oxymeris senegalensis, common name : the Faval Auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 165 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean from South Morocco to Angola. .

References

  1. ^ a b Oxymeris senegalensis (Lamarck, 1822).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564246  on 31 March 2011.
  • Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp
  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates

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