Oxymeris felina

Oxymeris felina
shell of Oxymeris felina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species: O. felina
Binomial name
Oxymeris felina
(Dillwyn, 1817)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus felinus (Dillwyn, 1817)
  • Buccinum felinum Dillwyn, 1817
  • Buccinum tigrinum Gmelin, 1791
  • Subula felina (Dillwyn, 1817)
  • Terebra felina (Dillwyn, 1817)
  • Terebra suffusa Pease, 1869
  • Terebra tigrina (Gmelin, 1791)

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

Description

The shell size varies between 39 mm and 90 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaiian Islands

References

  1. 1 2 Oxymeris felina (Dillwyn, 1817).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 March 2011.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • 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


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