Gyrineum pulchellum
Species of gastropod
| Gyrineum pulchellum | |
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| Shell of Gyrineum pulchellum (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Gyrineum |
| Species: | G. pulchellum |
| Binomial name | |
| Gyrineum pulchellum (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gyrineum pulchellum, common name the tiny winged frog shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 35 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from Indonesia to Northeast Australia.
References
- ^ a b Gyrineum pulchellum (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Biplex pulchella.
- Gastropods.com: Biplex pulchellum
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