Cymbiola subelongata

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  • Cymbiola (Cymbiolacca) pulchra subelongata Bail & Limpus, 1998 superseded rank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  • Cymbiola pulchra subelongata Bail & Limpus, 1998 superseded rank

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 76 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland. [2]

References

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