Oxymeris senegalensis

Oxymeris senegalensis
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]
  • Acus senegalensis (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Terebra cingula Kiener, 1839
  • Terebra faval Adanson, 1757
  • Terebra favat d'Orbigny in Webb & Berthelot, 1839
  • Terebra festiva Deshayes, 1857
  • Terebra fuscomaculata Sowerby, 1825
  • Terebra senegalensis Lamarck, 1822
  • Terebra speciosa Deshayes, 1859
  • Terebra striatula Lamarck, 1822

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


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