Oxymeris

Oxymeris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

They were historically grouped under the genus Terebra

Species

Species within the genus Oxymeris include:

• Oxymeris albida <small>(Gray, 1834)</small>
• † Oxymeris angulosa <small>(Tate, 1889)</small>
• Oxymeris areolata <small>(Link, 1807)</small>: the fly-spotted auger.
• Oxymeris barbieri <small>(Aubry, 2008)</small>
• † Oxymeris buiturica <small>(Moisescu, 1955)</small>
• Oxymeris caledonica <small>(Sowerby III, 1909)</small>
• Oxymeris cerithina <small>(Lamarck, 1822)</small>
• Oxymeris chlorata <small>(Lamarck, 1822)</small>
• Oxymeris consors <small>(Hinds, 1844)</small>
• Oxymeris crenulata <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>: the crenulated auger
• Oxymeris dillwynii <small>(Deshayes, 1859)</small>
• Oxymeris dimidiata <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Oxymeris fatua <small>(Hinds, 1844)</small>
• Oxymeris felina <small>(Dillwyn, 1817)</small>: the tiger auger
• † Oxymeris fuscata <small>(Brocchi, 1814)</small>
• Oxymeris gouldi <small>(Deshayes, 1857)</small>
• Oxymeris lineopunctata <small>(Bozzetti, 2008)</small>
• Oxymeris maculata <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>: the marlinspike auger.
• † Oxymeris mitrellaeformis <small>(Tate, 1886)</small>
• † Oxymeris modesta <small>(Defrance, 1829)</small>
• Oxymeris pierredehaasi <small>Terryn & Swinnen, 2024</small>
• † Oxymeris platyspira <small>(Tate, 1886)</small>
• † Oxymeris plicaria <small>(Basterot, 1825)</small>
• Oxymeris senegalensis <small>(Lamarck, 1822)</small>
• Oxymeris soligena T<small>erryn, 2022</small>
• Oxymeris strigata <small>(Sowerby I, 1825)</small>
• Oxymeris suffusa <small>(Pease, 1889)</small>
• Oxymeris swinneni <small>Terryn & Ryall, 2014</small>
• † Oxymeris transleithana <small>Harzhauser & Landau, 2023</small>
• Oxymeris trochlea <small>(Deshayes, 1857)</small>

• Oxymeris costellifera <small>(Pease, 1869)</small>: synonym of Duplicaria costellifera <small>(Pease, 1869)</small>
• Oxymeris ngai <small>Thach, 2016</small>: synonym of Oxymeris crenulata <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> (junior subjective synonym)
• Oxymeris troendlei <small>(Bratcher, 1981)</small>: synonym of Oxymeris felina <small>(Dillwyn, 1817)</small>

References

• 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
• Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp

External links

• Gray J.E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent mollusca, their synonyma and types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 15: 129-219
• Bartsch, P. (1923). A key to the family Terebridae. The Nautilus. 37(2): 60-64
• Adams H. & Adams A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)
• Dall W.H. (1903). Synopsis of the family Astartidae, with a review of the American species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 26(1342): 933-951, pl. 42-43.