Cymbiola aulica

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Cymbiola aulica
Princely Volute Cymbiola aulica.jpg
A Shell of Cymbiola aulica aulica (red subspecies)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Cymbiola
Species:
C. aulica
Binomial name
Cymbiola aulica
(Sowerby I, 1825)
Synonyms [1]

Voluta aulica George Brettingham Sowerby I, 1825

Cymbiola aulica, also known as the princely or courtier volute [1] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. [2]

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Subspecies

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Distribution

This species is present in the Southern Philippines (Sulu Sea). [2] [4] [5] [6]

Description

Shells of Cymbiola vespertilio Volutidae - Cymbiola aulica.JPG
Shells of Cymbiola vespertilio

Shells of Cymbiola aulica can reach a size of 75–165 millimetres (3.0–6.5 in). [4] These large shells are solid to thick, ovate, completely smooth, with subconical spire and sharp nodules on shoulders of whorls. Siphonal notch is narrow and deep. Columella shows six plaits. [7] The aperture is usually wide orange with hues of greyish blue. The colour pattern of the external surface of these Schnecke is very variable, ranging from reddish to orange or whitish with brown markings and zig zag lines.

Habitat

These sea snails live in sandy and muddy substrate at depths of 5 to 40 m.

Bibliography

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References

  1. 1 2 "Familie Volutidae" (in German). Schnecken und Muscheln. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 Cymbiola aulica (Sowerby I, 1825) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  3. ↑ Biolib
  4. 1 2 "Cymbiola aulica aulica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  5. ↑ GBIF
  6. ↑ Claudio Galli: WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
  7. ↑ Tertiary Volutidae of South-Eastern Australia


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