Cymbiola moretonensis

Cymbiola moretonensis
Shell of Cymbiola moretonensis (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. moretonensis
Binomial name
Cymbiola moretonensis
Bail & Limpus, 1998
Synonyms
  • Cymbiola (Cymbiolacca) moretonensis Bail & Limpus, 1998 alternative representation
  • Cymbiola (Cymbiolacca) pulchra moretonensis Bail & Limpus, 1998 superseded rank
  • Cymbiola pulchra moretonensis Bail & Limpus, 1998 superseded rank

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 53 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland.

References

  • Bail, P. & Limpus, A. (1998). Revision of Cymbiola (Cymbiolacca) from eastern Australian coast. The "pulchra complex". Evolver, Roma.



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