Oxymeris chlorata Short Auger, Pink-spotted Auger

Oxymeris chlorata is commonly referred to as Short Auger, Pink-spotted Auger. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

17800 

AphiaID:

564241 

Scientific:

Oxymeris chlorata 

German:

Kurze Schraubenschnecke 

English:

Short Auger, Pink-spotted Auger 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1822 

Occurrence:

East Africa, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South-Africa, 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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Lagoons, Sandy sea floors, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.97" - 3.94" (5,0cm - 10cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°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
  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
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-10-14 19:36:55 

Last edit:

2025-10-14 19:47:19 

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