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Cymia tectum

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Cymia tectum
Cymia tectum shells
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C. tectum
Binomial name
Cymia tectum
(Wood, 1828)
Synonyms[1]

Buccinum tectum Wood, 1828
Cuma sulcata Swainson, 1840
Purpura angulifera Duclos, 1832
Purpura callosa Sowerby, 1834
Cymia tecta (Wood, 1828)

Cymia tectum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1] The average size of a cymia tectum shell measures between 30–75 mm.[2]

Description

Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b Cymia tecta (Wood, 1828). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Cymia tectum". gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.