Biology:Oxymeris strigata

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Oxymeris strigata
Acus strigatus shell.png
Shell of Oxymeris strigata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species:
O. strigata
Binomial name
Oxymeris strigata
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus strigatus (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
  • Buccinum elongatum Wood, 1828
  • Terebra flammea Lesson, 1832
  • Terebra strigata G.B. Sowerby I, 1825
  • Terebra zebra Kiener, 1839

Oxymeris strigata, common name : the zebra auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 60 mm and 164 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Gulf of California, along Mexico, and in the Pacific Ocean along Peru and the Galapagos Islands.

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
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5224122 entry