Oxymeris dimidiata
- Usual depth1–35 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Oxymeris dimidiata, with the common name orange auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Oxymeris dimidiata”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
Loading the map
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 12 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 15 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 23 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 12 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–35 m · Deepest record: 811 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ベニタケ
- Simplified Chinese
- 紅筍螺
Other scientific names: Acus dimidiatus, Buccinum dimidiatum, Subula dimidiata, Terebra carnea, Terebra dimidiata, Terebra splendens, Vertagus dimidiatus
Similar species
- Big Auger
Oxymeris maculata
- Fly-spotted Auger
Oxymeris areolata
- Crenulated Auger
Oxymeris crenulata
- Tiger Auger
Oxymeris felina
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 421 open-data records from 1952 to 2012.
Log what you see on your next dive
The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.