Big Auger

Oxymeris maculata

"Oxymeris maculata", common name the marlinspike auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Big Auger - Oxymeris maculata  Anilao,Auger Shell,Batangas,Big Auger,Oxymeris maculata,Philippines

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico; also off Papua New Guinea.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNeogastropoda
FamilyTerebridae
GenusOxymeris
SpeciesO. maculata
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Philippines