Cymatium femorale

Cymatium femorale is a species of predatory sea snail in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Cymatium femorale
Apertural view of the shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Cymatium
Species:
C. femorale
Binomial name
Cymatium femorale
Synonyms[1]
  • Lotorium lotor Montfort, 1810
  • Murex femorale Linnaeus, 1758
  • Septa triangularis Perry, 1811
  • Triton lotorium Lamarck, 1816

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 212 mm.[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth is 0.6 m.[2] The maximum recorded depth is 150 m.[2]

References
  1. Cymatium femorale (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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