Cymia tectum
Species of gastropod
| Cymia tectum | |
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| Cymia tectum shells | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Rapaninae |
| Genus: | Cymia |
| Species: | C. tectum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cymia tectum (Wood, 1828) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| 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]
Description
Distribution
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.
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