Cumia mestayerae

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.

Cumia mestayerae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Colubrariidae
Genus:
Cumia
Species:
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)

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. Cumia mestayerae Iredale, 1915. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 November 2010.
  • "Ratifusus mestayerae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 November 2010.


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