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 (Gray, 1834) † Oxymeris angulosa (Tate, 1889) Oxymeris areolata (Link, 1807): the fly-spotted auger. Oxymeris barbieri (Aubry, 2008) † Oxymeris buiturica (Moisescu, 1955) Oxymeris caledonica (Sowerby III, 1909) Oxymeris cerithina (Lamarck, 1822) Oxymeris chlorata (Lamarck, 1822) Oxymeris consors (Hinds, 1844) Oxymeris crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758): the crenulated auger Oxymeris dillwynii (Deshayes, 1859) Oxymeris dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758) Oxymeris fatua (Hinds, 1844) Oxymeris felina (Dillwyn, 1817): the tiger auger † Oxymeris fuscata (Brocchi, 1814) Oxymeris gouldi (Deshayes, 1857) Oxymeris lineopunctata (Bozzetti, 2008) Oxymeris maculata (Linnaeus, 1758): the marlinspike auger. † Oxymeris mitrellaeformis (Tate, 1886) † Oxymeris modesta (Defrance, 1829) Oxymeris pierredehaasi Terryn & Swinnen, 2024 † Oxymeris platyspira (Tate, 1886) † Oxymeris plicaria (Basterot, 1825) Oxymeris senegalensis (Lamarck, 1822) Oxymeris soligena Terryn, 2022 Oxymeris strigata (Sowerby I, 1825) Oxymeris suffusa (Pease, 1889) Oxymeris swinneni Terryn & Ryall, 2014 † Oxymeris transleithana Harzhauser & Landau, 2023 Oxymeris trochlea (Deshayes, 1857)
Species brought into synonymy Oxymeris costellifera (Pease, 1869): synonym of Duplicaria costellifera (Pease, 1869) Oxymeris ngai Thach, 2016: synonym of Oxymeris crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior subjective synonym) Oxymeris troendlei (Bratcher, 1981): synonym of Oxymeris felina (Dillwyn, 1817)
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.