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Cymbium (gastropod)

Cymbium is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.

Description

The oval-oblong shell is ventricose. The spire is short, the protoconch is large, globular, deciduous, when present forming an obtuse papillary apex. The few whorls form a flat edge round the protoconch. The aperture is oblong and wide The columella shows several oblique plaits. The outer lip is thin and simple.

Distribution

All the species of this genus are restricted to Western Africa.

Species

Species within the genus Cymbium include:

Species brought into synonymy:
  • Cymbium aethiopicum <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>: synonym of Melo aethiopicus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Cymbium caputvelatum <small>Bruynseels, 1975</small>: synonym of Cymbium tritonis <small>(Broderip, 1830)</small>
  • Cymbium cisium <small>Menke, 1828</small>: synonym of Cymbium cymbium <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Cymbium flammeum <small>Röding, 1798</small>: synonym of Melo amphora <small>(Lightfoot, 1786)</small>
  • Cymbium guttatum <small>Röding, 1798</small>: synonym of Cymbium pepo <small>(Lightfoot, 1786)</small>
  • Cymbium indicum <small>(Gmelin, 1790)</small>: synonym of Melo melo <small>(Lightfoot, 1786)</small>
  • Cymbium inflata <small>Röding, 1798</small>: synonym of Cymbium pepo <small>(Lightfoot, 1786)</small>
  • Cymbium jacobinum <small>Röding, 1798</small>: synonym of Cymbium cymbium <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Cymbium maculatum <small>Röding, 1798</small>: synonym of Melo melo <small>(Lightfoot, 1786)</small>
  • Cymbium melo <small>(Lightfoot, 1786)</small>: synonym of Melo melo <small>(Lightfoot, 1786)</small>
  • Cymbium navicula <small>Gmelin, 1791</small>: synonym of Cymbium pepo <small>(Lightfoot, 1786)</small>
  • Cymbium neptuni <small>Gmelin, 1791</small>: synonym of Cymbium pepo <small>(Lightfoot, 1786)</small>
  • Cymbium papillaris <small>Gmelin, 1791</small>: synonym of Cymbium pepo <small>(Lightfoot, 1786)</small>
  • Cymbium papillatum <small>Schumacher, 1817</small>: synonym of Cymbium olla <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Cymbium philipinum <small>Röding, 1798</small>: synonym of Cymbium olla <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Cymbium praeputium <small>Röding, 1798</small>: synonym of Cymbium pepo <small>(Lightfoot, 1786)</small>
  • Cymbium productum <small>R. T. Lowe, 1861</small>: synonym of Cymbium olla <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Cymbium rubiginosum <small>(R. T. Lowe, 1861)</small>: synonym of Cymbium cucumis <small>Röding, 1798</small>
  • Cymbium rubiginosum <small>(Swainson, 1822)</small>: synonym of Cymbium cucumis <small>Röding, 1798</small>
  • Cymbium unicolor <small>Link, 1807</small>: synonym of Cymbium cymbium <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>

References

  • Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.

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