Biology:Cumia mestayerae

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Cumia mestayerae
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.200797 - Cumia mestayerae (Iredale, 1915) - Colubrariidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
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C. mestayerae
Binomial name
Cumia mestayerae
(Iredale, 1915)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cumia reticulata (A. Adams, 1855)
  • Pisania reticulata Adams, A., 1855
  • Pisania reticulata Adams, A., 1855 Iredale, 1915
  • Ratifusus mestayerae (Iredale, 1915)

Cumia mestayerae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae.[1] It can reach up to 30 mm in length.

Description

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 30 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the seas along Southern Australia and New Zealand.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cumia mestayerae Iredale, 1915. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 November 2010.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5194079 entry