Oxymeris senegalensis
| Oxymeris senegalensis | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Oxymeris senegalensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Oxymeris |
| Species: | O. senegalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxymeris senegalensis (Lamarck, 1822) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Oxymeris senegalensis, common name : the Faval Auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 165 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean from South Morocco to Angola. .
References
- 1 2 Oxymeris senegalensis (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2011.
- Bouchet P. (1983 ["1982"]) Les Terebridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) de l'Atlantique oriental. Bollettino Malacologico 18: 185-216.
- 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
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandà o, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
- Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates
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