Cymbiola vespertilio
Cymbiola vespertilio | |
---|---|
A shell of Cymbiola vespertilio | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
(unranked): | |
Superfamily: | Muricoidea
|
Family: | |
Subfamily: | Amoriinae
|
Genus: | |
Species: | C. vespertilio
|
Binomial name | |
Cymbiola vespertilio Linnaeus, 1758
| |
Synonyms[1] | |
|
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]
Distribution[]
This is a Central Indo-Pacific species, found off the Philippines and Northern Australia.
Description[]
The size of an adult shell varies between 45 mm and 160 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by . (April 2011) |
References[]
- ^ a b 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
- Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cymbiola vespertilio. |
- A photo (unfortunately reversed or perhaps a rare sinistral specimen?) of a live individual of this species [1]
- "Cymbiola (Cymbiola) vespertilio vespertilio". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- Photos of Cymbiola vespertilio on Sealife Collection
Categories:
- Volutidae
- Gastropods described in 1758
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus