Oxymeris areolata

Oxymeris areolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Oxymeris
Species:	O. areolata
Binomial name
	Oxymeris areolata; (Link, 1807)
Synonyms
	Acus areolatus (Link, 1807); Subula areolata (Link, 1807); Terebra areolata (Link, 1807); Vertagus areolatus Link, 1807 (basionym);

Oxymeris areolata, common name : the dark-spotted auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.^[1]

Description[]

The shell size varies between 65 mm and 182 mm.

Distribution[]

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Durban, South Africa, and in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Oxymeris areolata (Link, 1807). 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

External links[]

"Terebra areolata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 March 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] Oxymeris areolata (Link, 1807). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 March 2011.

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