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

Oxymeris chlorata
Shell of Oxymeris chlorata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species:
O. chlorata
Binomial name
Oxymeris chlorata
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus chlorata (Lamarck, 1822) (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet)
  • Acus chloratus (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Subula chlorata (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Terebra chlorata Lamarck, 1822
  • Terebra knorrii Gray, 1834

Description

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The shell size varies between 50 mm and 100 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Chagos, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean off Pitcairn and Hawaii; also off Papua New Guinea.

References

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  1. ^ a b Oxymeris chlorata (Lamarck, 1822). 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.
  • 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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