Oxymeris albida

Oxymeris albida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species:
O. albida
Binomial name
Oxymeris albida
(Gray, 1834)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acus albidus (Gray, 1834)
  • Nototerebra albida (Gray, 1834)
  • Nototerebra flindersi Cotton, 1952
  • Terebra albida Gray, 1834 (basionym)

Oxymeris albida, common name : the white auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1] This Indo-Pacific species is characterized by its slender, high-spired shell with distinct white coloration and brown banding patterns. Like other terebrids, O. albida is a venomous predator that uses a specialized radular tooth to immobilize polychaete prey.[2] The species is commonly found in sandy substrates of shallow tropical waters from East Africa to French Polynesia.

Description

The shell size varies between 25 mm and 46 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in Australian waters along Victoria and Tasmania.

References

  1. ^ a b Oxymeris albida (Gray, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 March 2011.
  2. ^ Holford, M.; Puillandre, N.; Terryn, Y.; Cruaud, C.; Olivera, B.; Bouchet, P. (6 October 2008). "Evolution of the Toxoglossa Venom Apparatus as Inferred by Molecular Phylogeny of the Terebridae". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 26 (1): 15–25. doi:10.1093/molbev/msn211. ISSN 0737-4038.
  • 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


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