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.
Subspecies:
- Cymbiola vespertilio peterstimpsoni <small>T. Cossignani & Allary, 2022</small>
- Cymbiola vespertilio vespertilio <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
Distribution
This is a Central Indo-Pacific species, found off the Philippines and Northern Australia.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 45 mm and 160 mm.
(Described in Latin as Voluta mitis) The shell is ovate-oblong and somewhat turbinated in form, and it displays a variegated appearance. It is marked with angular, chestnut-brown flames. The earlier whorls are ornamented with tuberculate nodules, while the body whorl is smooth and without such projections.
References
- Abbottsmith, F. 1969. Multiform Australian Volutes. Sydney, NSW : The Author 109 pp.
- Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. Living Volutes - A Monograph of the Recent Volutidae of the World. Monograph Series No. 1. Greenville Delaware : Delaware Museum of Natural History pp. 1-375.
- Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. Volutes. Ancona : L'Informatore Piceno 348 pp., pl. 1-107.
- Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
- Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. Shells of the Philippines. Manila : Carfel Seashell Museum 377 pp., 100 pls.
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
- Crabos, O. (2025). Description of a new Cymbiola (Volutidea: Volutidae) from Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia: Cymbiola nusatenggara sp. nov. Xenophora Taxonomy. 46: 13-21
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