Oxymeris strigata, common name : the zebra auger, 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. strigata
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxymeris strigata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
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Description
editThe shell size varies between 60 mm and 164 mm. The shell, can be identified by its twelve to fifteen fairly flat-sided whorls which make it sturdy and well-built.
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Distribution
editThis species is distributed in the Gulf of California, along Mexico, and in the Pacific Ocean along Peru and the Galapagos Islands.
References
edit- ^ a b Oxymeris strigata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825). 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.
- Hillis , B., & Snow, J. (n.d.). Mexican shells.org. Mexican Shells.org. https://www.mexican-shells.org/zebra-auger-shell/
External links
edit- "Acus strigatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
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