Oxymeris areolata Fly-spotted Auger, Dark-spotted Auger

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

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lexID:

18055 

AphiaID:

564239 

Scientific:

Oxymeris areolata 

German:

Fliegendreck-Schraubenschnecke 

English:

Fly-spotted Auger, Dark-spotted Auger 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Link, ), 1807 

Occurrence:

East Africa, Hawaii, Japan, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mozambique, New Caledonia, 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:

1 - 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Lagoons, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

5.12" - 7.09" (13cm - 18cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 84.2 °F (°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory 

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:

2026-01-16 14:52:30 

Last edit:

2026-01-16 15:04:29 

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