Oxymeris trochlea
Appearance
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Oxymeris trochlea | |
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Shell of Oxymeris trochlea (paralectotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Terebridae |
Genus: | Oxymeris |
Species: | O. trochlea
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Binomial name | |
Oxymeris trochlea (Deshayes, 1857)
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Oxymeris trochlea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 79 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species is found in the Pacific Ocean off the Marquesas Islands.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Oxymeris trochlea (Deshayes, 1857). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2011.
- Bratcher, T., 1969. Rediscovery of Terebra cochlea Deshayes. The Veliger 11(4): 334-335
- 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
External links
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- "Duplicaria trochlea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- Deshayes, G. P. (1857). Description d'espèces nouvelles du genre Terebra. Journal de Conchyliologie. 6 (1): 65-102
- Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 85(4): 359-388