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Molluscs of Tasmania

Terebridae – Terebrinae: Oxymeris albida (Gray, 1834) (‘whitened auger’)

Synonym(s): albida Gray, 1834 flindersi Cotton, 1952.
Typical shell-length 50 mm. Lives subtidally in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Subfamily: Terebrinae
Genus: Oxymeris

Localities for Oxymeris albida
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