Oxymeris dimidiata

Oxymeris dimidiata, common name : the Orange Auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Oxymeris dimidiata
shell of Oxymeris dimidiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Terebridae
Genus:
Oxymeris
Species:
O. dimidiata
Binomial name
Oxymeris dimidiata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus dimidiata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Buccinum dimidiatum Linnaeus, 1758
  • Subula dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Terebra carnea Perry, 1811
  • Terebra dimidiata Linnaeus, 1758
  • Terebra dimidiata var. circumvoluta Dautzenberg, 1935
  • Terebra dimidiata var. pallida Dautzenberg, 1935
  • Terebra splendens Deshayes, 1857
  • Vertagus dimidiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Description

The shell size varies between 55 mm and 165 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, Madagascar, the Mascerene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, KwaZulu (South Africa) and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean from Papua New Guinea to Hawaii.

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References
  1. Oxymeris dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 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
  • "Acus dimidiatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
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