Cymbiola magnifica
Species of gastropod
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Cymbiola magnifica, common name the magnificent volute, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1] It is one of the most striking and largest species of volute snails in the ocean.
- Subspecies
- Cymbiola magnifica altispira (Mayblom, 1951)
- Cymbiola magnifica evansi Bondarev, 1996 [2]
- Cymbiola magnifica magnifica (Gebauer, 1802)
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Cymbiola |
| Species: | C. magnifica |
| Binomial name | |
| Cymbiola magnifica (Gebauer, 1802) | |
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Description
The length of the adult shells reaches 160–361 mm in length, typically about 250 mm.[3]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.[4]
