Gyrineum roseum

Gyrineum roseum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Gyrineum
Species:	G. roseum
Binomial name
	Gyrineum roseum; (Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms
	Ranella roseumReeve, 1844

Last updated October 12, 2025

Gyrineum roseum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species possibly intergrades clinally with G. pusillum; DNA analysis would help.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Tahiti and in the Coral Sea.

References

1 2 3 Gyrineum roseum (Reeve, 1844) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 December 2018.

Beu, A.G., 1998. Indo-West Pacific Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). A monograph of the New Caledonian fauna and revision of related taxa. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 178: 1-255
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 3 Gyrineum roseum (Reeve, 1844) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 December 2018.

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Gyrineum roseum

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