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

Oxymeris senegalensis
Five views of a shell of Oxymeris senegalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species:
O. senegalensis
Binomial name
Oxymeris senegalensis
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus senegalensis (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Duplicaria angolensis (Aubry, 1999)
  • Duplicaria sinae Prelle, 2011
  • Terebra angolensis Aubry, 1999
  • 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

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 165 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from South Morocco to Angola.

References

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  • Bouchet P. (1983 ["1982"]) Les Terebridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) de l'Atlantique oriental. Bollettino Malacologico 18: 185–216.
  • 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
  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates
  • Prelle G. (2011) Una nuova Duplicaria dal Camerun. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 70: 17–18
  • Aubry U. (1999) Nuove terebre e antichi versi. Ancona: L'Informatore Piceno. 47 pp.
  • Terryn Y. & Ryall P. (2014) West African Terebridae, with the description of a new species from the Cape Verde Islands. Conchylia 44(3–4): 27–47
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