Oxymeris troendlei

Oxymeris troendlei
Oxymeris troendlei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species: O. troendlei
Binomial name
Oxymeris troendlei
(Bratcher, 1981)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus troendlei (Bratcher, 1981)
  • Terebra troendlei Bratcher, 1981 (basionym)

Oxymeris troendlei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

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Description

The shell of an adult grows to a length of 40 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Marquesas Islands.

References

  1. ^ a b Oxymeris troendlei (Bratcher, 1981).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564235  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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