Oxymeris consors

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

Oxymeris consors
Shell of Oxymeris consors (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species:
O. consors
Binomial name
Oxymeris consors
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Terebra consors Hinds, 1844 (original combination)
  • Terebra glabra Deshayes, 1857
  • Terebra virginea Deshayes, 1857

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Tahiti

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Oxymeris consors (Hinds, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1416056 on 2020-02-03
  • Terryn, Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & Natural Art. 59 pp + plates.


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