Gyrineum pulchellum

Gyrineum pulchellum
Shell of Gyrineum pulchellum (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]
  • Biplex pulchella (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
  • Gyrineum jucundum Adams, A., 1853
  • Ranella jucunda A. Adams, 1854
  • Ranella pulchella Forbes, 1852
  • Ranella pulchella G.B. Sowerby I, 1825 (original combination)

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

  1. ^ a b Gyrineum pulchellum (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
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