Marine Species Traits - Oxymeris Dall, 1903

Traits taxon details

Oxymeris Dall, 1903

AphiaID

437433 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:437433)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Terebrinae Mörch, 1852

Original name

Terebra (Oxymeris) Dall, 1903

Direct children (31)

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Species Oxymeris albida (J. E. Gray, 1834)
Species Oxymeris angulosa (Tate, 1889) †
Species Oxymeris areolata (Link, 1807)
Species Oxymeris barbieri (Aubry, 2008)
Species Oxymeris buiturica (Moisescu, 1955) †
Species Oxymeris caledonica (G. B. Sowerby III, 1909)
Species Oxymeris cerithina (Lamarck, 1822)
Species Oxymeris chlorata (Lamarck, 1822)
Species Oxymeris consors (Hinds, 1844)
Species Oxymeris crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Oxymeris dillwynii (Deshayes, 1859)
Species Oxymeris dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Oxymeris fatua (Hinds, 1844)
Species Oxymeris felina (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Oxymeris fuscata (Brocchi, 1814) †
Species Oxymeris gouldi (Deshayes, 1857)
Species Oxymeris lineopunctata (Bozzetti, 2008)
Species Oxymeris maculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Oxymeris mitrellaeformis (Tate, 1886) †
Species Oxymeris modesta (Defrance, 1829) †
Species Oxymeris niauensis (Tröndlé & Letourneux, 2011) †
Species Oxymeris pierredehaasi Terryn & Swinnen, 2024
Species Oxymeris platyspira (Tate, 1886) †
Species Oxymeris plicaria (Basterot, 1825) †
Species Oxymeris senegalensis (Lamarck, 1822)
Species Oxymeris soligena Terryn, 2022
Species Oxymeris strigata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Species Oxymeris suffusa (Pease, 1869)
Species Oxymeris swinneni Terryn & Ryall, 2014
Species Oxymeris transleithana Harzhauser & Landau, 2023 †
Species Oxymeris trochlea (Deshayes, 1857)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

(of ) Dall, W. H. (1903). Synopsis of the family Astartidae, with a review of the American species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 26 (1342): 933-951, pls 42-43. [published 10 July 1903]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7612330
page(s): 951 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Oxymeris Dall, 1903. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=437433 on 2026-06-13

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Oxymeris Dall, 1903. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=437433 on 2026-06-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-12-07 16:48:36Z

created

Terryn, Yves

2010-07-30 10:03:10Z

changed

Tran, Bastien

2011-03-05 08:43:22Z

checked

Bouchet, Philippe

2017-12-31 06:29:49Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2020-01-18 12:53:58Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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original description (of ) Dall, W. H. (1903). Synopsis of the family Astartidae, with a review of the American species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 26 (1342): 933-951, pls 42-43. [published 10 July 1903]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7612330
page(s): 951 [details]

source of synonymy Terryn, Y. (2007). A collectors guide to the Recent Terebridae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). Conchbooks & NaturalArt, Hackenheim & Gent. 1-57, pls 1-65. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Oxymeris)
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