Cymia tectum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1] The average size of a cymia tectum shell measures between 30 and 75 mm.[2]
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Species: | C. tectum
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Cymia tectum (Wood, 1828)
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Buccinum tectum Wood, 1828 |
Description
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Distribution
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References
edit- ^ a b Cymia tecta (Wood, 1828). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ "Cymia tectum". gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.