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Big Auger

Oxymeris maculata

Seabook: Big Auger

Max Size

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Max Weight

Max Depth

210 m

Description

Oxymeris maculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. Other name: Crenulate Auger. Description Recognizable by the shell in the form of a curled turret, on a light background, dark rectangular spots along the spiral line of curls. It grows to... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Colors

white
black
brown

Habitat and Environment

Benthic

Mud and Sand

Social Behaviour

Solitary