Cumia simonis
Appearance
| Cumia simonis | |
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| Shell of Cumia simonis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Colubrariidae |
| Genus: | Cumia |
| Species: | C. simonis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cumia simonis Bozzetti, 2004[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Fusus simonis Bozzetti, 2004 | |
Cumia simonis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae.[2]
Description
[edit]The shell size varies between 15 mm and 20 mm
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Distribution
[edit]This species is found in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.
References
[edit]- ^ Bozzetti. 2004. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 42 : 3–4. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ a b Cumia simonis Bozzetti, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 November 2010.
- Bozzetti, L., 2004. Fusus simonis sp. n. (Gastropoda, Buccinidae) dal Madagascar meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 42: 3-4
External links
[edit]- "Cumia simonis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 November 2010.