Biology:Cymia tectum

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Cymia tectum
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.198695 - Cymia tecta (Wood, 1828) - Muricidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Cymia tectum shells
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C. tectum
Binomial name
Cymia tectum
(Wood, 1828)
Synonyms[1]

Buccinum tectum Wood, 1828
Cuma sulcata Swainson, 1840
Purpura angulifera Duclos, 1832
Purpura callosa Sowerby, 1834
Cymia tecta (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]

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q13508678 entry