Cymia tectum
| Cymia tectum | |
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| Cymia tectum shells | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Cymia |
| Species: | C. tectum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cymia tectum (Wood, 1828)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Buccinum tectum Wood, 1828 | |
Cymia tectum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1] The average size of a cymia tectum shell measures between 30 and 75 mm.[2]
References
- ^ a b Cymia tecta (Wood, 1828). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ "Cymia tectum". gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.