Cymbiola aulica
| Cymbiola aulica | |
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| A Shell of Cymbiola aulica (red pattern) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Subfamily: | Amoriinae |
| Genus: | Cymbiola |
| Subgenus: | Cymbiola |
| Species: | C. aulica |
| Binomial name | |
| Cymbiola aulica (Sowerby I, 1825) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Voluta aulica George Brettingham Sowerby I, 1825 | |
Cymbiola aulica, also known as the Princely or Courtier Volute[1] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[2]
Subspecies
- Cymbiola aulica cathcartiae L. A. Reeve, 1856
- Cymbiola aulica palawanica H. Douté, 1985
Distribution
This species is present in the Southern Philippines (Sulu Sea).[2][4][5][6]
Description
Shells of Cymbiola aulica can reach a size of 75–165 millimetres (3.0–6.5 in).[4] These large shells are solid to thick, ovate, completely smooth, with subconical spire and sharp nodules on shoulders of whorls. Siphonal notch is narrow and deep. Columella shows six plaits.[7] The aperture is usually wide orange with hues of greyish blue. The colour pattern of the external surface of these shells is very variable, ranging from reddish to orange or whitish with brown markings and zig zag lines.
Habitat
These sea snails live in sandy and muddy substrate at depths of 5 to 40 m.
Bibliography
- Bail P. & Poppe G.T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim.
- Harald Douté, M. A. Fontana Angioy - Volutes, The Doute collection
- Hsi-Jen Tao - Shells of Taiwan Illustrated in Colour - National Museum of Natural Science
- MacDonald & Co (1979) The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney
- Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. Shells of the Philippines. Carfel Seashell Museum, Philippines
References
- 1 2 "Familie Volutidae" (in German). Schnecken und Muscheln. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- 1 2 Cymbiola aulica (Sowerby I, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ↑ Biolib
- 1 2 Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods
- ↑ GBIF
- ↑ Claudio Galli: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base
- ↑ Tertiary Volutidae of South-Eastern Australia
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