Oxymeris strigata

Oxymeris strigata
Shell of Oxymeris strigata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species:
O. strigata
Binomial name
Oxymeris strigata
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus strigatus (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
  • Buccinum elongatum Wood, 1828
  • Terebra flammea Lesson, 1832
  • Terebra strigata G.B. Sowerby I, 1825
  • Terebra zebra Kiener, 1839

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

Description

The shell size varies between 60 mm and 164 mm. The shell, can be identified by its twelve to fifteen fairly flat-sided whorls which make it sturdy and well-built.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Gulf of California, along Mexico, and in the Pacific Ocean along Peru and the Galapagos Islands.

References

  1. ^ a b Oxymeris strigata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2011.
  • 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
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.
  • Hillis , B., & Snow, J. (n.d.). Mexican shells.org. Mexican Shells.org. https://www.mexican-shells.org/zebra-auger-shell/
  • "Acus strigatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
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