Oxymeris dillwynii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species:
O. dillwynii
Binomial name
Oxymeris dillwynii
(Deshayes, 1859)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus dillwynii (Deshayes, 1859)
  • Terebra concinna Deshayes, 1857 (Invalid: junior secondary homonym of Terebra concinna (Dillwyn, 1817); Terebra divisa Pease, 1868, is a replacement name)
  • Terebra dillwynii Deshayes, 1859
  • Terebra divisa Pease, 1868

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

Description

The shell size between 15 mm and 85 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, the Gulf of Guinea, Senegal and Cape Verdes.

References

  • 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
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates

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