Cymbula safiana
Species of gastropod
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Cymbula safiana, common name the saffian limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.[1]
| Cymbula safiana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Patellidae |
| Genus: | Cymbula |
| Species: | C. safiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819) | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 120 mm.
Distribution
This marine species has a wide distribution ranging from the Mediterranean Sea to Angola.
