Oxymeris caledonica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Terebridae |
Genus: | Oxymeris |
Species: | O. caledonica |
Binomial name | |
Oxymeris caledonica (G.B. Sowerby III, 1909) | |
Synonyms | |
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Oxymeris caledonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 40 mm and 75 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2011) |
Distribution
This species occurs along New Caledonia.
References
- ^ Oxymeris caledonica (G.B. Sowerby III, 1909). 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.
External links
- Gastropods.com : Acus caledonicus;accessed : 31 March
- Sowerby, G. B., III. (1909). Descriptions of new species of Terebra, Pleurotoma, Trochus, Tellina, Dosina, and Modiola. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 8(4): 198–201.
- 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
Taxon identifiers | |
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Oxymeris caledonica |
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