WoRMS taxon details
Oxymeris crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
564243 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:564243)
accepted
Species
Acus crenulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Buccinum crenulatum Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Buccinum luteolum Chenu, 1845 · unaccepted
Buccinum varicosum Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Oxymeris ngai Thach, 2016 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subula crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Terebra crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Terebra crenulata var. booleyi Melvill & Sykes, 1898 · unaccepted
Terebra fimbriata Deshayes, 1857 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Terebra interlineata Deshayes, 1859 · unaccepted
Terebra maculata Perry, 1811 · unaccepted
marine
(of Buccinum crenulatum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Oxymeris crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564243 on 2026-05-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Buccinum crenulatum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Buccinum luteolum Chenu, 1845) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. <em>Paris.</em> Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes. [details]
original description (of Buccinum varicosum Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Terebra interlineata Deshayes, 1859) Deshayes, G. P. (1859). A general review of the genus <i>Terebra</i>, and a description of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1859) 27: 270-321., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32274680
page(s): 277 [details]
original description (of Terebra maculata Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832 [details]
original description (of Terebra fimbriata Deshayes, 1857) Deshayes, G. P. (1857). Description d'espèces nouvelles du genre <i>Terebra</i>. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 6 (1): 65-102., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15862590
page(s): 71, pl. 5 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Terebra crenulata var. booleyi Melvill & Sykes, 1898) Melvill, J.C. & Sykes, E.R. (1898). Notes on a second collection of marine shells from the Andaman Islands, with descriptions of new forms of Terebra. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 3: 35–48, pl. 3.
page(s): 42, pl. 3, fig. 5. [details]
original description (of Oxymeris ngai Thach, 2016) Thach N.N. (2016). <i>Vietnamese new mollusks. Seashells – Land snails – Cephalopods. With 59 new species</i>. Akron, Ohio: 48Hrs Book Company. 157 pp.
page(s): 54 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. <em>Conchbooks, Hackenheim.</em> 564 pp. [details]
[request]original description (of Buccinum luteolum Chenu, 1845) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. <em>Paris.</em> Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes. [details]
original description (of Buccinum varicosum Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Terebra interlineata Deshayes, 1859) Deshayes, G. P. (1859). A general review of the genus <i>Terebra</i>, and a description of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1859) 27: 270-321., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32274680
page(s): 277 [details]
original description (of Terebra maculata Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832 [details]
original description (of Terebra fimbriata Deshayes, 1857) Deshayes, G. P. (1857). Description d'espèces nouvelles du genre <i>Terebra</i>. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 6 (1): 65-102., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15862590
page(s): 71, pl. 5 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Terebra crenulata var. booleyi Melvill & Sykes, 1898) Melvill, J.C. & Sykes, E.R. (1898). Notes on a second collection of marine shells from the Andaman Islands, with descriptions of new forms of Terebra. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 3: 35–48, pl. 3.
page(s): 42, pl. 3, fig. 5. [details]
original description (of Oxymeris ngai Thach, 2016) Thach N.N. (2016). <i>Vietnamese new mollusks. Seashells – Land snails – Cephalopods. With 59 new species</i>. Akron, Ohio: 48Hrs Book Company. 157 pp.
page(s): 54 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. <em>Conchbooks, Hackenheim.</em> 564 pp. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 85(4): 359-388 ["2019"; 2020]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyz004 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]Other
additional source
Tsuchida, E. & Kubo, H. (2017). Family Terebridae. Pp. 1042-1050, in: T. Okutani (ed.), Marine Mollusks in Japan, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp.
page(s): 1047, pl. 338 fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 1047, pl. 338 fig. 3 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | crenulated auger [from synonym]crenulate auger [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Gekerbte Schraube [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | キバタケ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Terebra crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Terebra maculata Perry, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (191 publications) (from synonym Terebra maculata Perry, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acus crenulatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Buccinum luteolum Chenu, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (90 publications) (from synonym Terebra crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Oxymeris crenulata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Oxymeris crenulata)
To GenBank (55 nucleotides; 23 proteins)
To GenBank (55 nucleotides; 23 proteins) (from synonym Terebra crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (55 nucleotides; 23 proteins) (from synonym Buccinum crenulatum Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Oxymeris crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NHMUK collection (Terebra crenulata var. booleyi Melvill & Sykes, 1898; LECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3074620) (from synonym Terebra crenulata var. booleyi Melvill & Sykes, 1898)
To NHMUK collection (Terebra fimbriata Deshayes, 1857; LECTOTYPE & PARALECTOTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:5758488) (from synonym Terebra fimbriata Deshayes, 1857)
To NHMUK collection (Terebra interlineata Deshayes, 1859; LECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:5756466) (from synonym Terebra interlineata Deshayes, 1859)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Terebra crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Terebra maculata Perry, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (191 publications) (from synonym Terebra maculata Perry, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acus crenulatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Buccinum luteolum Chenu, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (90 publications) (from synonym Terebra crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Oxymeris crenulata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Oxymeris crenulata)
To GenBank (55 nucleotides; 23 proteins)
To GenBank (55 nucleotides; 23 proteins) (from synonym Terebra crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (55 nucleotides; 23 proteins) (from synonym Buccinum crenulatum Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Oxymeris crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NHMUK collection (Terebra crenulata var. booleyi Melvill & Sykes, 1898; LECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3074620) (from synonym Terebra crenulata var. booleyi Melvill & Sykes, 1898)
To NHMUK collection (Terebra fimbriata Deshayes, 1857; LECTOTYPE & PARALECTOTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:5758488) (from synonym Terebra fimbriata Deshayes, 1857)
To NHMUK collection (Terebra interlineata Deshayes, 1859; LECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:5756466) (from synonym Terebra interlineata Deshayes, 1859)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Terebra crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758))
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