Oxymeris trochlea

Oxymeris trochlea
Oxymeris trochlea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species: O. trochlea
Binomial name
Oxymeris trochlea
(Deshayes, 1857)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus trochlea (Deshayes, 1857)
  • Duplicaria trochlea (Deshayes, 1857)
  • Terebra trochlea Deshayes, 1857

Oxymeris trochlea 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 40 mm and 79 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Pacific Ocean along the Marquesas Islands.

References

  1. ^ a b Oxymeris trochlea (Deshayes, 1857).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564236  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
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates

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