WoRMS taxon details
Oxymeris dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758)
564247 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:564247)
accepted
Species
Acus dimidiatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Buccinum dimidiatum Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Subula dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Terebra carnea Perry, 1811 · unaccepted
Terebra dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Terebra dimidiata var. pallida Dautzenberg, 1935 · unaccepted
Terebra splendens Deshayes, 1857 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Vertagus dimidiatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
marine
(of Buccinum dimidiatum 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 dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564247 on 2026-05-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Buccinum dimidiatum 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 Terebra carnea 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 splendens 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): 73, pl. 5 fig. 11 [details]
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 Terebra carnea 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 splendens 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): 73, pl. 5 fig. 11 [details]
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]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | divided auger [from synonym]dimidiate auger [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Orange-Schraubenschnecke [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | ベニタケ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (133 publications) (from synonym Terebra dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Acus dimidiatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Subula dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Oxymeris dimidiata SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Oxymeris dimidiata YOUNG)
To Conchology (Oxymeris dimidiata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Oxymeris dimidiata)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 37 proteins)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 37 proteins) (from synonym Buccinum dimidiatum Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 37 proteins) (from synonym Terebra dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Oxymeris dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Terebra dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Subula dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (133 publications) (from synonym Terebra dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Acus dimidiatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Subula dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Oxymeris dimidiata SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Oxymeris dimidiata YOUNG)
To Conchology (Oxymeris dimidiata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Oxymeris dimidiata)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 37 proteins)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 37 proteins) (from synonym Buccinum dimidiatum Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 37 proteins) (from synonym Terebra dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Oxymeris dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Terebra dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Subula dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
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