Oxymeris fatua
Oxymeris fatua | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Terebridae |
Genus: | Oxymeris |
Species: | O. fatua |
Binomial name | |
Oxymeris fatua (Hinds, 1844) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Oxymeris fatua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
The size of the adult shell varies between 30 mm and 81 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Boa Vista, Cape Verde
References
- 1 2 Oxymeris fatua (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species 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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