Oxymeris lineopunctata

Oxymeris lineopunctata
Shell of Oxymeris lineopunctata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Oxymeris
Species:	O. lineopunctata
Binomial name
Oxymeris lineopunctata (Bozzetti, 2008)
Synonyms[1]
Acus lineopunctatus Bozzetti, 2008 Hastula lineopunctata (Bozzetti, 2008)

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

Description

The maximum length of the shell is 7.4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References

1. Hastula lineopunctata (Bozzetti, 2008). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.

• Bozzetti L. (2008) Two new Terebridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Terebridae) from Southern Madagascar. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 58: 3-4
• Terryn, Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & Natural Art. 59pp + plates

External links

• Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies