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Oxymeris dimidiata

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Oxymeris dimidiata
Shell of Oxymeris dimidiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species:
O. dimidiata
Binomial name
Oxymeris dimidiata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus dimidiata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Buccinum dimidiatum Linnaeus, 1758
  • Subula dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Terebra carnea Perry, 1811
  • Terebra dimidiata Linnaeus, 1758
  • Terebra dimidiata var. circumvoluta Dautzenberg, 1935
  • Terebra dimidiata var. pallida Dautzenberg, 1935
  • Terebra splendens Deshayes, 1857
  • Vertagus dimidiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Oxymeris dimidiata, with the common name orange auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

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The shell size varies between 55 mm and 165 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, KwaZulu (South Africa) and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean from Papua New Guinea to Hawaii.

References

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  1. ^ a b Oxymeris dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 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
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