Oxymeris fatua

Oxymeris fatua
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]
  • Acus fatua (Hinds, 1844)
  • Terebra fatua Hinds, 1844
  • Terebra pura Deshayes, 1857

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. 1 2 Oxymeris fatua (Hinds, 1844).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2011.


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