| Oxymeris maculata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Oxymeris |
| Species: | O. maculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxymeris maculata | |
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Oxymeris maculata, common name the marlinspike auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. [1]
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico; also off Papua New Guinea.
The Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, is a group or family of small to large predatory marine gastropods in the superfamily Conoidea.
Oxymeris crenulata, common name crenulate auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
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.
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.
Oxymeris dillwynii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Oxymeris dimidiata, common name : the orange auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Oxymeris fatua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Oxymeris strigata, common name : the zebra auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Oxymeris suffusa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Oxymeris trochlea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria duplicata, common name the duplicate auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Oxymeris gouldi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Hastula lanceata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Hastula hectica, common name the sandbeach auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Oxymeris cerithina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Oxymeris consors is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Oxymeris felina, common name : the tiger auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Acus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Oxymeris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Hastula strigilata, common name the strigate auger, the strigillate auger or the combed auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
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