''Cymbium'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s,
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the
family Volutidae.
Distribution
All the species of this genus are restricted to
Western Africa.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cymbium'' include:
* ''
Cymbium coenyei''
Nolf, 2017
* ''
Cymbium cucumis''
Röding, 1798
* ''
Cymbium cymbium
''Cymbium cymbium'', commonly known as the false elephant's snout volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Cymbium fragile''
Fittkau & Stürmer, 1985
* ''
Cymbium glans
''Cymbium glans'', commonly known as the elephant's snout volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recogni ...
''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Cymbium gracile''
(Broderip, 1830)
* ''
Cymbium marmoratum
''Cymbium marmoratum'', commonly known as the marble cymbium volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum ...
''
Link, 1807
* ''
Cymbium olla''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Cymbium pachyus''
(Pallary, 1930)
* ''
Cymbium patulum''
(Broderip, 1830)
* ''
Cymbium pepo
''Cymbium pepo'', commonly known as the African neptune volute is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognize ...
''
(Lightfoot, 1786)
* ''
Cymbium senegalense''
Marche-Marchad, 1978
* ''
Cymbium souliei''
Marche-Marchad, 1974
* ''
Cymbium tritonis''
(Broderip, 1830)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Cymbium aethiopicum''
(Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''
Melo aethiopicus''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Cymbium caputvelatum''
Bruynseels, 1975: synonym of ''
Cymbium tritonis''
(Broderip, 1830)
* ''Cymbium cisium''
Menke, 1828: synonym of ''
Cymbium cymbium
''Cymbium cymbium'', commonly known as the false elephant's snout volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Cymbium flammeum''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Melo amphora''
(Lightfoot, 1786)
* ''Cymbium guttatum''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Cymbium pepo
''Cymbium pepo'', commonly known as the African neptune volute is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognize ...
''
(Lightfoot, 1786)
* ''Cymbium indicum''
(Gmelin, 1790):
synonym of ''
Melo melo
''Melo melo'', common name the Indian volute or bailer shell, is a very large edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Distribution
The distribution of this species is restricted to Southeast Asia ...
''
(Lightfoot, 1786)
* ''Cymbium inflata''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Cymbium pepo
''Cymbium pepo'', commonly known as the African neptune volute is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognize ...
''
(Lightfoot, 1786)
* ''Cymbium jacobinum''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Cymbium cymbium
''Cymbium cymbium'', commonly known as the false elephant's snout volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Cymbium maculatum''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Melo melo
''Melo melo'', common name the Indian volute or bailer shell, is a very large edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Distribution
The distribution of this species is restricted to Southeast Asia ...
''
(Lightfoot, 1786)
* ''Cymbium melo''
(Lightfoot, 1786): synonym of ''
Melo melo
''Melo melo'', common name the Indian volute or bailer shell, is a very large edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Distribution
The distribution of this species is restricted to Southeast Asia ...
''
(Lightfoot, 1786)
* ''Cymbium navicula''
Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''
Cymbium pepo
''Cymbium pepo'', commonly known as the African neptune volute is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognize ...
''
(Lightfoot, 1786)
* ''Cymbium neptuni''
Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''
Cymbium pepo
''Cymbium pepo'', commonly known as the African neptune volute is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognize ...
''
(Lightfoot, 1786)
* ''Cymbium papillaris''
Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''
Cymbium pepo
''Cymbium pepo'', commonly known as the African neptune volute is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognize ...
''
(Lightfoot, 1786)
* ''Cymbium papillatum''
Schumacher, 1817: synonym of ''
Cymbium olla''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Cymbium philipinum''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Cymbium olla''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Cymbium praeputium''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Cymbium pepo
''Cymbium pepo'', commonly known as the African neptune volute is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognize ...
''
(Lightfoot, 1786)
* ''Cymbium productum''
R. T. Lowe, 1861: synonym of ''
Cymbium olla''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Cymbium rubiginosum''
(R. T. Lowe, 1861): synonym of ''
Cymbium cucumis''
Röding, 1798
* ''Cymbium rubiginosum''
(Swainson, 1822): synonym of ''
Cymbium cucumis''
Röding, 1798
* ''Cymbium unicolor''
Link, 1807: synonym of ''
Cymbium cymbium
''Cymbium cymbium'', commonly known as the false elephant's snout volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
References
* Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.
External links
Röding P.F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg. viii, 199 ppMarche-Marchad I. & Rosso J.C. 1978. Les Cymbium du Sénégal. Notes Africaines, 178: 1-19
Volutidae
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