Oxymeris senegalensis
Appearance
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Species: | O. senegalensis
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Oxymeris senegalensis (Lamarck, 1822)
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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.
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean from South Morocco to Angola. .
References
- ^ a b 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
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