Oxymeris strigata
| Oxymeris strigata | |
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| shell of Oxymeris strigata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Oxymeris |
| Species: | O. strigata |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxymeris strigata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Oxymeris strigata, common name : the Zebra Auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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
- 1 2 Oxymeris strigata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825). 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.
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