Cymbiola cymbiola

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Cymbiola cymbiola
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Cymbiola
Species:
C. cymbiola
Binomial name
Cymbiola cymbiola
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms [1]
  • Aulica cymbiola(Chemnitz, 1788)
  • Cymbiola (Cymbiola) cymbiola(Gmelin, 1791) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Voluta coronaDillwyn, 1817
  • Voluta cymbiolaGmelin, 1791 (basionym)
  • Voluta flammulaWood, 1828
  • Voluta kaupiDunker, 1863

Cymbiola cymbiola, common name the crown volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. [1]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 55 mm and 85 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Indonesia (Moluccas) and off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)

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