Cymbiola vespertilio

Cymbiola vespertilio, common name the bat volute, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Cymbiola vespertilio
A shell of Cymbiola vespertilio
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Volutidae
Subfamily:
Amoriinae
Genus:
Cymbiola
Species:
C. vespertilio
Binomial name
Cymbiola vespertilio
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymbiola (Cymbiola) vespertilio (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Voluta lineolata Küster, H.C., 1841
  • Voluta pellisserpentis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811
  • Voluta serpentina Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811
  • Voluta vespertilio Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym)

Distribution

This is a Central Indo-Pacific species, found off the Philippines and Northern Australia.

Description
Shell of Cymbiola vespertilio ssp. mitis

The size of an adult shell varies between 45 mm and 160 mm.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Cymbiola vespertilio Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=568006 on 2011-04-09
  • Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
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  • A photo (unfortunately reversed or perhaps a rare sinistral specimen?) of a live individual of this species
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  • Photos of Cymbiola vespertilio on Sealife Collection
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