Oxymeris dillwynii

Oxymeris dillwynii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Oxymeris dillwynii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Terebridae
Genus:
Oxymeris
Species:
O. dillwynii
Binomial name
Oxymeris dillwynii
(Deshayes, 1859)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus dillwynii (Deshayes, 1859)
  • Terebra concinna Deshayes, 1857 (Invalid: junior secondary homonym of Terebra concinna (Dillwyn, 1817); T. divisa Pease, 1868, is a replacement name)
  • Terebra dillwynii Deshayes, 1859
  • Terebra divisa Pease, 1868

Description

The shell size between 15 mm and 85 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along West Africa, the Gulf of Guinea, Senegal and Cape Verdes.

References
  1. Oxymeris dillwynii (Deshayes, 1859). 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
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates
  • "Acus dillwynii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  • Media related to Oxymeris dillwynii at Wikimedia Commons


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