Oxymeris senegalensis

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]

Oxymeris senegalensis
Apertural view of a shell of Oxymeris senegalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Oxymeris
Species:	O. senegalensis
Binomial name
Oxymeris senegalensis (Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
Acus senegalensis (Lamarck, 1822) Duplicaria angolensis (Aubry, 1999) Duplicaria sinae Prelle, 2011 Terebra angolensis Aubry, 1999 Terebra cingula Kiener, 1839 Terebra faval Adanson, 1757 Terebra favat d'Orbigny in Webb & Berthelot, 1839 Terebra festiva Deshayes, 1857 Terebra fuscomaculata Sowerby, 1825 Terebra senegalensis Lamarck, 1822 Terebra speciosa Deshayes, 1859 Terebra striatula Lamarck, 1822

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 165 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from South Morocco to Angola.

References

1. 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
• Prelle G. (2011) Una nuova Duplicaria dal Camerun. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 70: 17–18
• Aubry U. (1999) Nuove terebre e antichi versi. Ancona: L'Informatore Piceno. 47 pp.
• Terryn Y. & Ryall P. (2014) West African Terebridae, with the description of a new species from the Cape Verde Islands. Conchylia 44(3–4): 27–47

External links

• Lamarck, J.-B. de. (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent; précédée d'une introduction offrant la détermination des caractères essentiels de l'animal, sa distinction du végétal et des autres corps naturel; enfin, l'exposition des principes fondamentaux de la zoologie. Tome septième. 711 pp. Paris (Lamarck)
• Kiener L.C. (1834–1841). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 9. Famille des Purpurifères. Deuxième partie. Genres Colombelle, (Columbella), Lamarck, pp. 1–63, pl. 1-16 [pp. 1–63 (1841); pl. 2-4, 6, 8, 11 (1840), 1, 5, 7, 9–10, 12–16 (1841)]; Buccin (Buccinum), Adanson, pp. 1–112 + table with duplicate page numbers 105–108, pl. 1-31 [pp. 1–64 (1834), 65–104 and 105–108 of table (1835), 105–112 of text (1841); pl. 1-24 (1834), 25–29 (1835), 30–31 (1841); Eburne (Eburna), Lamarck, pp. 1–8, pl. 1-3 [all (1835)]; Struthiolaire (Struthiolaria), Lamarck, pp. 1–6, pl. 1-2 [pp]. 1–6 (1838); pl. 1-2 (1837)]; Vis (Terebra, Bruguière, pp. 1–42 + table, pl. 1-14 [pp. 1–42 (1838); pl. 1-14 (1837)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière
• "Acus senegalensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 March 2011.