Cymbiola innexa

Cymbiola innexa
Shell of Cymbiola innexa (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. innexa
Binomial name
Cymbiola innexa
(Reeve, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymbiola (Cymbiola) innexa (Reeve, 1849) alternative representation
  • Cymbiola marispuma Angioy & Biraghi, 1977
  • Voluta innexa Reeve, 1849 ·

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 95 mm.[2]

(Original description) The shell is oblong-ovate with a rather short spire that forms a large, nodulous papilla at the apex. The whorls are smooth, slanting around the upper portion and appearing slightly angled, with nodose tubercles situated along the angle. The columella is strongly four-plaited. In color, the shell is flesh-white and longitudinally knitted throughout with very fine, scarlet-brown lines, further marked by three narrow, darker bands.[3]

Distribution

This marine species is primarily found in the Indo-Pacific, with notable populations around Indonesia (Java and East Java).[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Cymbiola innexa (Reeve, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Natural History Museum Rotterdam: Cymbiola innexa
  3. ^ Reeve, L.A. (1849). Monograph of the genus Voluta. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 6, pls 1-22 and unpaginated text. London: Reeve & co. Retrieved 21 February 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Angioy, M. & Biraghi, G. (1977). Una nuova specie di voluta dall'Indonesia. La Conchiglia. 101: 7-8.
  5. ^ "Cymbiola innexa (Reeve, 1849)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 February 2026.

Further reading

  • Crabos, O. (2025). Description of a new Cymbiola (Volutidea: Volutidae) from Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia: Cymbiola nusatenggara sp. nov. Xenophora Taxonomy. 46: 13-21