Oxymeris dillwynii

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Oxymeris dillwynii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species:
O. dillwynii
Binomial name
Oxymeris dillwynii
(Deshayes, 1859)
Synonyms [1]
  • Acus dillwynii(Deshayes, 1859)
  • Terebra concinnaDeshayes, 1857 (Invalid: junior secondary homonym of Terebra concinna(Dillwyn, 1817); Terebra divisaPease, 1868, is a replacement name)
  • Terebra dillwyniiDeshayes, 1859
  • Terebra divisaPease, 1868

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

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Description

The shell size between 15 mm and 85 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, the Gulf of Guinea, Senegal and Cape Verdes.

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References

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