Oxymeris trochlea

Oxymeris trochlea
Shell of Oxymeris trochlea (paralectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific 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

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

Distribution

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

References

• 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

External links

• "Duplicaria trochlea" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_6505.shtml. 
• 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

Wikidata ☰ Q5229233 entry

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