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Oxymeris trochlea

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Oxymeris trochlea
Shell of Oxymeris trochlea (paralectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 trochlea Deshayes, 1857

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

Description

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

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Oxymeris trochlea (Deshayes, 1857). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2011.
  • Bratcher, T., 1969. Rediscovery of Terebra cochlea Deshayes. The Veliger 11(4): 334-335
  • 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
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  • "Duplicaria trochlea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  • Deshayes, G. P. (1857). Description d'espèces nouvelles du genre Terebra. Journal de Conchyliologie. 6 (1): 65-102
  • 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. 85(4): 359-388