Oxymeris crenulata Crenulate Auger, Crenulated Auger

Oxymeris crenulata is commonly referred to as Crenulate Auger, Crenulated Auger. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Oxymeris crenulata, 105,9mm, Kwajalein

Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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Scientific:: Oxymeris crenulata
German:: Gekerbte Schraubenschnecke
English:: Crenulate Auger, Crenulated Auger

Category:: Slakken

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Terebridae (Family) > Oxymeris (Genus) > crenulata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Aldabra Group, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mozambique, North Pacific (Ocean), Red Sea, South-Africa, Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), Vietnam
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Lagoons, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1.57" - 5.91" (4,8cm - 15,4cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, 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
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
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:: 2025-10-02 12:32:28
Last edit:: 2025-10-02 12:56:30

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Oxymeris crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Oxymeris crenulata, commonly known as the crenulate auger, is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

Synonymised names
Acus crenulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Buccinum crenulatum Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Buccinum luteolum Chenu, 1845 · unaccepted
Buccinum varicosum Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Oxymeris ngai Thach, 2016 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subula crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Terebra crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Terebra crenulata var. booleyi Melvill & Sykes, 1898 · unaccepted
Terebra fimbriata Deshayes, 1857 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Terebra interlineata Deshayes, 1859 · unaccepted
Terebra maculata Perry, 1811 · unaccepted

External links

Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 02.10.2025.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 02.10.2025.

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Oxymeris crenulata,Rongerik, Îles Marshall 2024 (CC BY-NC 4.0)

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