Oxymeris trochlea

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Oxymeris trochlea
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Shell of Oxymeris trochlea (paralectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species:
O. trochlea
Binomial name
Oxymeris trochlea
(Deshayes, 1857)
Synonyms [1]
  • Acus trochlea (Deshayes, 1857)
  • Duplicaria trochlea(Deshayes, 1857)
  • Terebra cochlea(Deshayes, 1857)
  • Terebra trochleaDeshayes, 1857

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

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 79 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Pacific Ocean off the Marquesas Islands.

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