Oxymeris maculata Spotted Auger, Marlinspike Auger

Oxymeris maculata is commonly referred to as Spotted Auger, Marlinspike Auger. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

13635 

AphiaID:

447359 

Scientific:

Oxymeris maculata 

German:

Gefleckte Schraubenschnecke 

English:

Spotted Auger, Marlinspike Auger 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Terebridae (Family) > Oxymeris (Genus) > maculata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Australia, East Africa, Eastern Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Japan, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Mexico (East Pacific), Mozambique, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Tansania 

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:

1 - 210 Meter 

Habitats:

Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.57" - 10.63" (4,3cm - 27,4cm) 

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
• Oxymeris caledonica
• 
  Oxymeris cerithina
  Cerith-like Oxymeris, Schraubenschnecke
• Oxymeris chlorata
• Oxymeris costellifera
• 
  Oxymeris crenulata
  Gekerbte Schraubenschnecke
• Oxymeris dillwynii
• Oxymeris dimidiata
• Oxymeris fatua
• Oxymeris felina
• Oxymeris gouldi
• 
  Oxymeris maculata
  Gefleckte Schraubenschnecke
• Oxymeris ngai
• Oxymeris senegalensis
• Oxymeris strigata
• Oxymeris suffusa
• Oxymeris swinneni
• Oxymeris trochlea
• Oxymeris troendlei
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-02-13 19:35:10 

Last edit:

2025-10-02 13:07:23 

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