Cymbiola vespertilio
| Cymbiola vespertilio | |
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| A shell of Cymbiola vespertilio | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Cymbiola |
| Species: | C. vespertilio
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| Binomial name | |
| Cymbiola vespertilio Linnaeus, 1758
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
[edit]This is a Central Indo-Pacific species, found off the Philippines and Northern Australia.
Description
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The size of an adult shell varies between 45 mm and 160 mm.
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References
[edit]- ^ 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
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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