Biology:Gyrineum pulchellum

Short description: Species of gastropod

Gyrineum pulchellum
Shell of Gyrineum pulchellum (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Gyrineum
Species:	G. pulchellum
Binomial name
Gyrineum pulchellum (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Synonyms
Biplex pulchella (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) Gyrineum jucundum Adams, A., 1853 Ranella jucunda A. Adams, 1854 Ranella pulchella Forbes, 1852 Ranella pulchella G.B. Sowerby I, 1825 (original combination)

Gyrineum pulchellum, common name the tiny winged frog shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Indonesia to Northeast Australia.

External links

• Gastropods.com: Biplex pulchellum

Wikidata ☰ Q4915463 entry