Oxymeris suffusa

Oxymeris suffusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species: O. suffusa
Binomial name
Oxymeris suffusa
(Pease, 1889)
Synonyms[1]

Acus suffusus (Pease, 1889)

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

Description

The size of the adult shell varies between 30 mm and 59 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii.

References

  1. 1 2 Oxymeris suffusa (Pease, 1889).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2011.

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