Oxymeris felina Tiger Auger, Cat Auger

Oxymeris felina is commonly referred to as Tiger Auger, Cat Auger. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17923 

AphiaID:

0 

Scientific:

Oxymeris felina 

German:

Katzen Schraubenschnecke 

English:

Tiger Auger, Cat Auger 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Dillwyn, ), 1817 

Occurrence:

Aldabra Group, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), Madagascar, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mozambique, Philippines, Red Sea, 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:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Lagoons, Reef roofs, Reef canopies, Rocky reefs, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

1.18" - 3.54" (3,9cm - 9,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, No reliable information available, 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
  Fliegendreck-Schraubenschnecke
• 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
  Katzen Schraubenschnecke
• 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:

2025-11-28 14:27:21 

Last edit:

2025-11-28 14:42:53 

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