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Cymia tectum
| Description | Cymia tectum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. The average size of a cymia tectum shell measures between 30-75 mm. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymia_tectum, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Cymia : Cymia tectum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Generic Name | Cymia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Cymia tectum (W.Wood, 1828) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymia_tectum |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Buccinum tectum Wood, 1828 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Cymia : Buccinum tectum |
| Purpura angulifera Duclos, 1832 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Cymia : Purpura angulifera |
| Purpura callosa Sowerby, 1834 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Cymia : Purpura callosa |
| Cuma sulcata Swainson, 1840 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Cymia : Cuma sulcata |
References
| Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102. [Published online 28 September 2012; Code-compliant paper version published January 2013] - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102. [Published online 28 September 2012; Code-compliant paper - via Catalogue of Life |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
