Cymbiola chrysostoma
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| Cymbiola chrysostoma | |
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| Shell of Cymbiola chrysostoma (specimen at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Cymbiola |
| Species: | C. chrysostoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Cymbiola chrysostoma (Swainson, 1824) | |
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Cymbiola chrysostoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
- Subspecies
- Cymbiola chrysostoma chrysostoma (Swainson, 1824)
- Cymbiola chrysostoma stimpsonorum T. Cossignani & Allary, 2022
The length of the shell attains 46 mm.
(Original description) The shell is ovate and possesses a clean white base, patterned with angulated chestnut lines and dark spots. The whorls are uniquely crowned by a series of short, concave spines that give the shell a rugged, defensive profile.
The apex is thick and obtuse, with a smooth texture that contrasts with the armored appearance of the lower whorls. Internally, the aperture is a rich, striking golden hue. [2]
