Gyrineum gyrinum

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Gyrineum gyrinum
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Five views of a shell of Gyrineum gyrinum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Gyrineum
Species:
G. gyrinum
Binomial name
Gyrineum gyrinum
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1]
  • Biplex variegataPerry, 1811
  • Gyrineum verrucosumLink, 1807
  • Murex gyrinumLinnaeus, 1758
  • Ranella raninaLamarck, 1816

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

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Description

This species attains a size around 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea
and off Queensland, Australia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Gyrineum gyrinum (Linnaeus, 1758) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 December 2018.