Cymbiola magnifica
| Cymbiola magnifica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Cymbiola |
| Species: | C. magnifica
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| Binomial name | |
| Cymbiola magnifica (Gebauer, 1802)
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Cymbiola magnifica, common name the magnificent volute, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1] It is one of the most striking and largest species of volute snails in the ocean.
- Subspecies
- Cymbiola magnifica altispira (Mayblom, 1951)
- Cymbiola magnifica evansi Bondarev, 1996 [2]
- Cymbiola magnifica magnifica (Gebauer, 1802)
Description
The length of the adult shells reaches 160–361 mm in length, typically about 250 mm.[3]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.[4]
References
- ^ Cymbiola (Cymbiola) magnifica (Gebauer, 1802). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Bondarev, I. 1996. The Cymbiola magnifica (Gebauer, 1802) group. Elevation of taxonomical status for C. m. altispira (Mayblom, 1951) and description of a new subspecies. World Shells 17: 30-39
- ^ Seashells of New South Wales : description
- ^ Australian Faunal directory: distribution
- Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. Volutes. Ancona : L'Informatore Piceno 348 pp., pl. 1-107.
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
- Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp
External links
- Gebauer, J.J. (1802). Systematisches Verzeichniss der Seesterne, Seeigel, Conchylien und Pflanzenthiere : nach Linné Systema Naturae und mit Einschaltung der im Linné Ausgelassenen, Aber in Andern Vorzüglichen Schriftstellern vorkommenden Gattungen. Joh. Jakob Gebauer. p. 26. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- Mayblom, A.R. (1951). "Deep-Sea Shells from New South Wales". Australian Zoologist. 11: 281–284.
- Cymbiola magnifica (Gebauer, 1802)
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