''Oxymeris'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s, marine
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc
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s in the
family
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Terebridae
The Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, is a Family (biology), family of predatory marine (ocean), marine gastropods in the superfamily Conoidea.Gofas, S. (2012). Terebridae. World Register of Marine Specie2012-10-12 ...
, the auger snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Oxymeris'' include:
* ''
Oxymeris albida''
(Gray, 1834)
* ''
Oxymeris areolata''
(Link, 1807)
* ''
Oxymeris barbieri''
(Aubry, 2008)
* ''
Oxymeris caledonica''
( Sowerby III, 1909)
* ''
Oxymeris cerithina''
(Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...
, 1822)
* ''
Oxymeris chlorata''
(Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...
, 1822)
* ''
Oxymeris consors''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''
Oxymeris crenulata''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...
)
* ''
Oxymeris dillwynii''
( Deshayes, 1859)
* ''
Oxymeris dimidiata''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...
)
* ''
Oxymeris fatua''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''
Oxymeris felina''
( Dillwyn, 1817)
* ''
Oxymeris gouldi''
( Deshayes, 1857)
* ''
Oxymeris lineopunctata''
(Bozzetti, 2008)
* ''
Oxymeris maculata
''Oxymeris'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Oxymeris'' include:
* ''Oxymeris albida'' (Gray, 1834)
* ''Oxymeris areolata'' (Lin ...
''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...
)
* ''
Oxymeris ngai''
Thach, 2016
* † ''
Oxymeris plicaria''
(Basterot, 1825)
* ''
Oxymeris senegalensis''
(Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...
, 1822)
* ''
Oxymeris strigata''
( Sowerby I, 1825)
* ''
Oxymeris suffusa''
( Pease, 1889)
* ''
Oxymeris swinneni''
Terryn & Ryall, 2014
* ''
Oxymeris trochlea''
( Deshayes, 1857)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Oxymeris costellifera''
( Pease, 1869): synonym of ''
Duplicaria costellifera''
(Pease, 1869)
* ''Oxymeris troendlei''
(Bratcher, 1981): synonym of ''
Oxymeris felina''
(Dillwyn, 1817)
References
* 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
* Severns M. (2011) ''Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells''. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp
External links
Gray J.E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent mollusca, their synonyma and types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 15: 129-219Bartsch, P. (1923). A key to the family Terebridae. The Nautilus. 37(2): 60-64Adams H. & Adams A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858) Dall W.H. (1903). Synopsis of the family Astartidae, with a review of the American species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 26(1342): 933-951, pl. 42-43.
Terebridae
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