Oxymeris trochlea

Oxymeris trochlea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species: O. trochlea
Binomial name
Oxymeris trochlea
(Deshayes, 1857)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus trochlea (Deshayes, 1857)
  • Duplicaria trochlea (Deshayes, 1857)
  • Terebra trochlea Deshayes, 1857

Oxymeris trochlea 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 40 mm and 79 mm.

Distribution

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

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