Oxymeris fatua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Oxymeris |
| Species: | O. fatua
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxymeris fatua (Hinds, 1844)
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Description
editThe size of the adult shell varies between 30 mm and 81 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island Boa Vista, Cape Verde.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Oxymeris fatua (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2011.
- 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
- Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates
External links
edit- "Acus fatuus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
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