Cymbiola imperialis
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Cymbiola_imperialis_01.jpg
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| taxon = Cymbiola imperialis
| authority = (Lightfoot, 1786)
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| synonyms =
- Aulica imperialis (Lightfoot, 1786)
- Voluta imperialis Lightfoot, 1786
}}
Cymbiola imperialis, the imperial volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk of the genus Cymbiola in the family Volutidae, the volutes.{{cite web|url=https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id296597/|title=BioLib: Biological library|first=Ondrej|last=Zicha|website=biolib.cz}}{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220952|title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cymbiola imperialis (Lightfoot, 1786)|website=marinespecies.org}}{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/3053845/overview|title=Imperial Volute - Cymbiola imperialis - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life|website=Encyclopedia of Life}}
Subspecies
- C. imperialis robinsona Burch, 1954 (Robinson's volute, southern Philippines){{cite web|url=http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_849.shtml|title=Cymbiola imperialis robinsona (var.)|first=Eddie|last=Hardy|website=gastropods.com}}
Description
Shells of Cymbiola imperialis can reach a size of {{convert|70|-|250|mm}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.gastropods.com/8/Shell_848.shtml|title=Cymbiola imperialis|first=Eddie|last=Hardy|website=gastropods.com}} These large and glossy shells are elongate and fusiform, light to heavy in weight. The basic color is whitish. The spire is high, with canaliculate sutures, strong red-brown axial ribs and narrow red-brown spiral lines. The aperture is whitish, elongate-ovate, with the outer lip showing many black denticles. The operculum is dark brown, thick and small.{{cite web|url=http://www.vinaseashells.com/cymbiola-imperialis.html|title=Cymbiola imperialis|first=Phan Van|last=Minh|website=vinaseashells.com|access-date=1 September 2015|archive-date=1 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001024947/http://www.vinaseashells.com/cymbiola-imperialis.html|url-status=dead}}
Distribution
References
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Bibliography
- A. P. H. Oliver, James Nicholls The Hamlyn Guide to Shells of the World paperback
- A. Robin Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropods
- Alan Hinton Shells of New Guinea and the Central Indo-Pacific
- Bail P. & Poppe G.T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.
- Doute, Harald Volutes, the Doute collection
- Graham Saunders Spotter's Guide to Shells: An Introduction to Seashells of the World 1st American edition
- Jerome M. Eisenberg A Collector's Guide to Seashells of the World
- Kenneth R. Wye Encyclopedia of Shells
- Masuoki Horikoshi Sea Shells of the World Japanese edition (Japanese) paperback – 1989
- R.Tucker Abbott & S. Peter Dance Compendium of Seashells 2nd printing 1983 revision
- Springsteen, F and F. M. Leobrera Shells of the Philippines
External links
{{Commons}}
- [http://www.conchology.be/?t=27&family=VOLUTIDAE&species=Cymbiola%20imperialis Conchology]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120724105831/http://theseashells.nauka.bg/Cymbiola_imperialis.html The Sea Shells]
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