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Cymbiola

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Description

Cymbiola is a genus of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbiola, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	5429387	https://www.gbif.org/species/5429387
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	11011	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=11011

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Cymbiola

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Gastropoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Prosobranchia	Milne-Edwards 1848
superorder	Caenogastropoda	Cox 1959
order	Neogastropoda	Thiele 1929
superfamily	Muricoidea	de Costa 1776
family	Volutidae	Rafinesque 1815
subfamily	Volutinae	Rafinesque 1815
genus	Cymbiola	Swainson 1831

Scientific Name

Cymbiola Swainson, 1831

Name Published In

Swainson W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-30 [1829] pl. 31-45 [1830] pl. 46-85 [1831] pl. 86-96 [1832] pl. 97-136 [1833].

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Cymbiola	genus	belongs to Zidoninae	implied	Wilson, 1994
Cymbiola	genus	belongs to Volutinae	stated with evidence	Pacaud and Le Renard, 1995
Cymbiola	genus	belongs to Neogastropoda	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

4 (57%)

First Recorded Appearance

16.0 - 13.8 Ma
Miocene

Motility

actively mobile (based on Volutidae)

Vision

limited (based on Gastropoda)

Diet

carnivore (based on Volutidae)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Gastropoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbiola

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Aulica (Aulica) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		8	16.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Cymbiola (Aulicina) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		1	16.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Cymbiola alexisallaryi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola ambugensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola aulica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola baili species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola cathcartiae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola chrysostoma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola complexa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola cracenta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola cymbiola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola deshayesi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola flavicans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola gedinganensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola houarti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola hughmorrisoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola imperialis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola innexa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola intruderi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola irvinae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola kimbacki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola laminusa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola magnifica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola malayensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola mariaemma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola molengraaffi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola monocoronata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola moretonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola multiplicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola nivosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola nobilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola palawanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola perplicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola provocationis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola pulchra species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola rembangensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola rossiniana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola rutila species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola scottjordani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola sophia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola subelongata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola thatcheri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola tjilonganensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola transverseplicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbiola vespertilio species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudocymbiola strophodon ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	16.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Pseudocymbiola weldii ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	16.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Voluta strophodon species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Voluta weldii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Cymbiolacca Iredale, 1929	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : *Cymbiolacca*
Aulica Gray, 1847	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : *Aulica*
Aulicina Rovereto, 1899	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : *Aulicina*
Cymbiolena Iredale, 1929	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : *Cymbiolena*
Ausoba H.Adams & A.Adams, 1853	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : *Ausoba*
Pseudocymbiola McMichael, 1961	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : *Pseudocymbiola*
Volutocorona Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : *Volutocorona*
Scapha Gray, 1847	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : *Scapha*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1831	Cymbiola Swainson
1847	Aulica Gray
1929	Cymbiolacca Iredale
1929	Cymbiolena Iredale
1935	Aulica Oostingh p. 94
1961	Pseudocymbiola McMichael
1994	Cymbiola Wilson p. 120
1995	Cymbiola Pacaud and Le Renard p. 166
2002	Aulica Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Cymbiola Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Oostingh C. H. (1935) Die Mollusken des Pliozäns von Boemiajoe (Java), Dienst van den Mijnbouw in Nederlandsch-Indië Wetenschappelijke Mededeelingen 26, 1-247

Wilson B. (1994) , Australian Marine Shells 2

Pacaud J.-M., Le Renard J. (1995) Révision des Mollusques Paléogénes du Bassin de Paris. IV - Liste systématique actualisée, Cossmanniana 3 4, 155-187

Exot. Conch. (second issue) Part 3, pl - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). - via World Register of Marine Species

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Zool. Ill., (2) 2, no - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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