Cymatona philomelae

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Cymatona philomelae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Cymatona
Species:
C. philomelae
Binomial name
Cymatona philomelae
(Watson, 1881)
Synonyms [1]
  • Sassia philomelae (Watson, 1881)
  • Triton philomelaeWatson, 1881

Cymatona philomelae is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. [1]

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 29 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 183 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 274 m. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Cymatona philomelae (Watson, 1881) .  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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