Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Terebridae Scientific name Oxymeris chlorata | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Conoidea Genus Oxymeris Rank Species | |
Similar Oxymeris areolata, Oxymeris dimidiata, Hastula strigilata, Cinguloterebra, Oxymeris | ||
Oxymeris chlorata, common name : the Pink-spotted Auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
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Description
The shell size varies between 50 mm and 100 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Chagos, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean along Pitcairn and Hawaii.
References
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