''Cymbiola'' is a
genus
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of large
predatory
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sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
, a
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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in the family
Volutidae
Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They are marine gastropod mollusks. Most of the species have no operculum.
Distribution
This family of sea s ...
, the volutes.
[Bail, P. (2010). Cymbiola Swainson, 1831. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382352 on 2011-04-09]
Some of the species within this genus are sometimes placed in the genus ''
Cymbiolacca''
Iredale, 1929, which is also sometimes treated as a subgenus of ''Cymbiola''.
Description
The thin shell is ovate and cymbiform. The
spire
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is more or less produced. The
apex
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A-Bomb
Abomination
Absorbing Man
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Abyss
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is papillary and somewhat irregular. The
aperture
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is wide. The inner
lip
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shows a thin callus. The
columella
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contains a few oblique plaits at the fore part. The acute outer lip is often somewhat dilated.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cymbiola'' include:
* ''
Cymbiola alexisallaryi'' (Cossignani, 2018)
* † ''
Cymbiola ambugensis'' (Harzhauser, Raven & Landau, 2018)
* ''
Cymbiola aulica
''Cymbiola aulica'', also known as the princely or courtier volute is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Volutidae, the volutes.
Subspecies
* ''Cymbiola aulica aulica'' Sowerby, G.B. I, 1825
* '' ...
'' (Sowerby I, 1825)
* ''
Cymbiola baili'' (Prati & Raybaudi, 1997)
* ''
Cymbiola cathcartiae'' (Reeve, 1856)
* ''
Cymbiola chrysostoma'' (Swainson, 1824)
* ''
Cymbiola complexa'' (Iredale, 1924)
* ''
Cymbiola cracenta'' (McMichael, 1963)
* ''
Cymbiola cymbiola'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Cymbiola deshayesi'' (Reeve, 1854)
* ''
Cymbiola flavicans'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* † ''
Cymbiola gedinganensis'' (K. Martin, 1895)
* ''
Cymbiola houarti'' (Bail & Limpus, 1998)
* ''
Cymbiola hughmorrisoni'' (Bail & Limpus, 1997)
* ''
Cymbiola imperialis
''Cymbiola imperialis'', the imperial volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk of the genus Cymbiola in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Subspecies
* ''C. imperialis robinsona'' Burch, 1954 (Robinson's volute, souther ...
'' (Lightfoot, 1786)
[Bail, P. (2010). ''Cymbiola'' (''Cymbiola'') ''imperialis'' (Lightfoot, 1786) . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385359 on 2010-09-27]
* ''
Cymbiola innexa'' (Reeve, 1849)
* ''
Cymbiola intruderi'' (Poppe, 1985)
* ''
Cymbiola irvinae'' (Smith, 1909)
* ''
Cymbiola kimbacki'' (Bail & Limpus, 2014)
* ''
Cymbiola laminusa'' (Poppe, Tagaro & Bail, 2011)
* ''
Cymbiola magnifica
''Cymbiola magnifica'', common name the magnificent volute, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae
Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size ...
'' (Gebauer, 1802)
* ''
Cymbiola malayensis'' (Douté & Bail, 2000)
* ''
Cymbiola mariaemma'' (Gray, 1858)
* † ''
Cymbiola molengraaffi'' (Cox, 1948)
* † ''
Cymbiola monocoronata'' (P. J. Fischer, 1927)
* ''
Cymbiola moretonensis'' (Bail & Limpus, 1998)
* † ''
Cymbiola multiplicata'' (Pannekoek, 1936)
* ''
Cymbiola nivosa'' (Lamarck, 1804)
* ''
Cymbiola nobilis'' (Lightfoot, 1786)
* ''
Cymbiola palawanica'' (Douté & Bail, 2000)
* ''
Cymbiola perplicata'' (Hedley, 1902)
* ''
Cymbiola provocationis'' (McMichael, 1961)
* ''
Cymbiola pulchra'' = ''
Cymbiolacca pulchra'', see ''
Cymbiolacca pulchra wisemani''
* † ''
Cymbiola rembangensis'' (Pannekoek, 1936)
* ''
Cymbiola rossiniana'' (Bernardi, 1859)
* ''
Cymbiola rutila'' (Broderip, 1826)
* ''
Cymbiola scottjordani'' (Poppe & Tagaro, 2005)
* ''
Cymbiola sophia'' (Gray, 1846)
* ''
Cymbiola subelongata'' (Bail & Limpus, 1998)
* ''
Cymbiola thatcheri'' (McCoy, 1868)
* † ''
Cymbiola tjilonganensis'' (K. Martin, 1906)
* † ''
Cymbiola transverseplicata'' (Pannekoek, 1936)
* ''
Cymbiola vespertilio'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Cymbiola complexa'' Iredale, 1924: synonym of ''Cymbiola (Cymbiolacca) pulchra complexa'' Iredale, 1924
* ''Cymbiola excelsior'' Bail & Limpus, 1998: synonym of ''Cymbiola pulchra excelsior'' Bail & Limpus, 1998 (original rank)
* ''Cymbiola lutea'' R. B. Watson, 1882 : synonym of ''
Alcithoe lutea'' (R. B. Watson, 1882) (original combination)
* ''Cymbiola marispuma'' Angioy & Biraghi, 1977: synonym of ''Cymbiola (Cymbiola) innexa'' (Reeve, 1849)
* ''Cymbiola randalli'' Stokes, 1961: synonym of ''Cymbiola (Cymbiolacca) pulchra wisemani'' (Brazier, 1870)
* ''Cymbiola tamariskae'' Sutanto & Patamakanthin, 2004: synonym of ''Cymbiola nobilis tamariskae'' Sutanto & Patamakanthin, 2004
References
* Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001.'' A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae''. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
Volutidae
Gastropod genera
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