Oxymeris chlorata

Oxymeris chlorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species: O. chlorata
Binomial name
Oxymeris chlorata
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus chloratus (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Subula chlorata (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Terebra chlorata Lamarck, 1822
  • Terebra knorrii Gray, 1834

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

Description

The shell size varies between 50 mm and 100 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Chagos, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean along Pitcairn and Hawaii.

References


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