Oxymeris

Oxymeris
Apertural view of Oxymeris senegalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Dall, 1903
Type species
Buccinum maculatum Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus Gray, 1847 (Invalid: junior homonym of Acus Lacépède, 1803 [Pisces]; Oxymeris is a replacement name)
  • Nototerebra Cotton, 1947

Oxymeris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Oxymeris include:

References

  1. 1 2 Oxymeris Dall, 1903 .  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 March 2011.
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