Oxymeris cerithina Cerith Auger

Oxymeris cerithina is commonly referred to as Cerith Auger. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Oxymeris cerithina ,49,7mm, Kwajalein

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AphiaID:: 596963

Scientific:: Oxymeris cerithina
German:: Cerith-like Oxymeris, Schraubenschnecke
English:: Cerith Auger

Category:: Lumache

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Terebridae (Family) > Oxymeris (Genus) > cerithina (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lamarck, ), 1822

Occurrence:: Aldabra Group, French Polynesia, Indian Ocean, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Red Sea, South-Africa, Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands)
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds
Size:: up to 2.76" (7 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Predatory, Worms
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Oxymeris albida
Oxymeris areolata
Fliegendreck-Schraubenschnecke
Oxymeris caledonica
Oxymeris cerithina
Cerith-like Oxymeris, Schraubenschnecke
Oxymeris chlorata
Kurze Schraubenschnecke
Oxymeris costellifera
Oxymeris crenulata
Gekerbte Schraubenschnecke
Oxymeris dillwynii
Oxymeris dimidiata
Orange Schraubenschnecke
Oxymeris fatua
Oxymeris felina
Katzen Schraubenschnecke
Oxymeris gouldi
Oxymeris maculata
Gefleckte Schraubenschnecke
Oxymeris ngai
Oxymeris senegalensis
Oxymeris strigata
Oxymeris suffusa
Oxymeris swinneni
Oxymeris trochlea
Oxymeris troendlei

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-10-03 19:36:29
Last edit:: 2025-10-03 19:46:24

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Oxymeris cerithina (Lamarck, 1822)

Oxymeris cerithina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

Synonymised names
Abretiella cerithina (Lamarck, 1822) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Perirhoe cerithina (Lamarck, 1822) · unaccepted
Terebra cerithina Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted (original combination)
Terebra cerithina spaldingi Pilsbry, 1921 · unaccepted
Terebra pulchra Hinds, 1844 · unaccepted
Terebra spaldingi Pilsbry, 1921 · unaccepted

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