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]

Oxymeris maculata
live Oxymeris maculata
shells of Oxymeris maculata
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O. maculata
Binomial name
Oxymeris 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.

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