Cymbiola vespertilio
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Volutidae.JPG
| image_caption = A shell of Cymbiola vespertilio
| taxon = Cymbiola vespertilio
| authority = Linnaeus, 1758
| synonyms =
- Cymbiola (Cymbiola) vespertilio (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Voluta lineolata Küster, H.C., 1841
- Voluta pellisserpentis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811
- Voluta serpentina Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811
- Voluta vespertilio Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym)
}}
Cymbiola vespertilio, common name the bat volute, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cymbiola vespertilio Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=568006 on 2011-04-09
Distribution
This is a Central Indo-Pacific species, found off the Philippines and Northern Australia.
Description
Image:Cymbiola_vespertilio_mitis_01.JPG
The size of an adult shell varies between 45 mm and 160 mm.
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References
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- Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
External links
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- A photo (unfortunately reversed or perhaps a rare sinistral specimen?) of a live individual of this species [http://www.sergeyphoto.com/underwater/miscinverts/volute1.html]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=7|id=7|title=Cymbiola (Cymbiola) vespertilio vespertilio|access-date=9 April 2011}}
- {{sealifephotos|568006}}
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