Cymbiola chrysostoma

Cymbiola chrysostoma
	Shell of Cymbiola chrysostoma (specimen at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Volutidae
Genus:	Cymbiola
Species:	C. chrysostoma
Binomial name
	Cymbiola chrysostoma; (Swainson, 1824)
Synonyms
	Cymbiola (Cymbiola) chrysostoma (Swainson, 1824) alternative representation; Voluta chrysostoma Swainson, 1824; Voluta luteostoma Deshayes in Lamarck, 1844;

Cymbiola chrysostoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.^[1]

Subspecies

Cymbiola chrysostoma chrysostoma (Swainson, 1824)
Cymbiola chrysostoma stimpsonorum T. Cossignani & Allary, 2022

Description

The length of the shell attains 46 mm.

(Original description) The shell is ovate and possesses a clean white base, patterned with angulated chestnut lines and dark spots. The whorls are uniquely crowned by a series of short, concave spines that give the shell a rugged, defensive profile.

The apex is thick and obtuse, with a smooth texture that contrasts with the armored appearance of the lower whorls. Internally, the aperture is a rich, striking golden hue. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Sulawesi, Indonesia

References

^ ^a ^b Cymbiola chrysostoma (Swainson, 1824). 7 February 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
^ Swainson, W.J. (1824). "The characters of several new shells, belonging to the Linnean Volutæ, with a few observations on the present state of conchology". Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts. 17 (33). Retrieved 7 February 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

Veldsman, Stephan G., Edward J. Petuch, and David P. Berschauer. "Biogeographical Isolation and a Sundaland Relict Cone Shell from Sumbawa Island, Indonesia." The Festivus 54.3 (2022): 204-213.

[WoRMS-1] Cymbiola chrysostoma (Swainson, 1824). 7 February 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[2] Swainson, W.J. (1824). "The characters of several new shells, belonging to the Linnean Volutæ, with a few observations on the present state of conchology". Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts. 17 (33). Retrieved 7 February 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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