Oxymeris

Oxymeris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Oxymeris
Apertural view of Oxymeris senegalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Dall
Type species
Buccinum maculatum
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Abretia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (invalid: junior homonym of Abretia Rafinesque, 1814; Abretiella is a replacement name)
  • Abretiella Bartsch, 1923
  • Acus Gray, 1847 (Invalid: junior homonym of Acus Lacépède, 1803 [Pisces]; Oxymeris is a replacement name)
  • Acus (Abretia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Nototerebra Cotton, 1947
  • Terebra (Oxymeris) Dall, 1903 (original rank)

Species

Species within the genus Oxymeris include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. Oxymeris Dall, 1903 . 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.
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates
  • Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp


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