| Cymbium tritonis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Cymbium |
| Species: | C. tritonis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cymbium tritonis (Broderip, 1830) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Cymbium tritonis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes. [1]
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This marine species is found in the European waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. [2] and off Morocco.
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Voluta is a genus of medium to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Strigatella testacea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.
Adelomelon beckii, common name the Beck's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
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Cymbium patulum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Cymbium senegalense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Adelomelon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.
Cymbium is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.
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Fulgoraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.
Lyria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae.
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