Gyrineum gyrinum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Gyrineum gyrinum
Five views of a shell of Gyrineum gyrinum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Gyrineum
Species:
G. gyrinum
Binomial name
Gyrineum gyrinum
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • Biplex variegata Perry, 1811
  • Gyrineum verrucosum Link, 1807
  • Murex gyrinum Linnaeus, 1758
  • Ranella ranina Lamarck, 1816

Description

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This species attains a size around 35 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea
and off Queensland, Australia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Gyrineum gyrinum (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 December 2018.
  • Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
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