Oxymeris maculata
Oxymeris maculata, common name the marlinspike auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
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Species: | O. maculata |
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico.
References
- Oxymeris maculata (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 March 2011.
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