Blood-red Volute (species: Cymbiola rutila) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Cymbiola rutila
Blood-red Volute


©Richard Ling from NSW, Australia: Blood-red Volute (Cymbiola rutila)

©Barbara Banks: Cymbiola rutila at Lizard Island

©Barbara Banks: Cymbiola rutila at Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Neogastropoda
Family Volutidae
Genus Cymbiola
Species Cymbiola rutila

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 10 cm (Shell length)

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Distribution

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References

  • Wilson, B.R. (1994). Australian Marine Shells: 2. Prosobranch gastropods Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.