Cymbiola vespertilio

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Cymbiola vespertilio
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A shell of Cymbiola vespertilio
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Cymbiola
Species:
C. vespertilio
Binomial name
Cymbiola vespertilio
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms [1]
  • Cymbiola (Cymbiola) vespertilio (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Voluta lineolata Küster, H.C., 1841
  • Voluta pellisserpentis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811
  • Voluta serpentina Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811
  • Voluta vespertilio Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym)

Cymbiola vespertilio, common name the bat volute, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. [1]

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Distribution

This is a Central Indo-Pacific species, found off the Philippines and Northern Australia.

Description

Shell of Cymbiola vespertilio ssp. mitis Cymbiola vespertilio mitis 01.JPG
Shell of Cymbiola vespertilio ssp. mitis

The size of an adult shell varies between 45 mm and 160 mm.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2011). Cymbiola vespertilio Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=568006 on 2011-04-09