Gyrineum pulchellum

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Gyrineum pulchellum
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Shell of Gyrineum pulchellum (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Gyrineum
Species:
G. pulchellum
Binomial name
Gyrineum pulchellum
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Synonyms [1]
  • Biplex pulchella(G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
  • Gyrineum jucundumAdams, A., 1853
  • Ranella jucundaA. Adams, 1854
  • Ranella pulchellaForbes, 1852
  • Ranella pulchellaG.B. Sowerby I, 1825 (original combination)

Gyrineum pulchellum, common name the tiny winged frog shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. [1]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Indonesia to Northeast Australia.

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