Gyrineum pulchellum

Gyrineum pulchellum, common name the tiny winged frog shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Gyrineum pulchellum
Shell of Gyrineum pulchellum (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
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[1]
  • 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)

Description

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Indonesia to Northeast Australia.

References
  1. Gyrineum pulchellum (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.


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