Oxymeris senegalensis

Oxymeris senegalensis
Apertural view of a shell of Oxymeris senegalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Oxymeris
Species:	O. senegalensis
Binomial name
Oxymeris senegalensis (Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
Acus senegalensis (Lamarck, 1822) Terebra cingula Kiener, 1839 Terebra faval Adanson, 1757 Terebra favat d'Orbigny in Webb & Berthelot, 1839 Terebra festiva Deshayes, 1857 Terebra fuscomaculata Sowerby, 1825 Terebra senegalensis Lamarck, 1822 Terebra speciosa Deshayes, 1859 Terebra striatula Lamarck, 1822

Oxymeris senegalensis, common name : the Faval Auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.^[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 165 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean from South Morocco to Angola. .

References

1. Oxymeris senegalensis (Lamarck, 1822).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2011.

• Bouchet P. (1983 ["1982"]) Les Terebridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) de l'Atlantique oriental. Bollettino Malacologico 18: 185-216.
• 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
• Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
• Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates

External links

• Gastropods.com : Acus senegalensis; accessed : 31 March 2011