WoRMS taxon details
Cymbiini H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1847)
382333 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382333)
accepted
Tribe
- Genus Cymbium Röding, 1798
- Genus Cymba Broderip, 1826 accepted as Cymbium Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Yetus Bowdich, 1822 accepted as Cymbium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
marine
Not documented
Distribution Zidoninae restricted to the western waters of Africa and the Iberian Peninsula.
Distribution Zidoninae restricted to the western waters of Africa and the Iberian Peninsula. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Cymbiini H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382333 on 2024-04-16
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basis of record
Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Shell medium to large, cylindrically ovate or globose. Protoconch large, plug-like, callused and surrounded by a sharp ridge which is the posterior shoulder of the body whorl. Periostracum entirely or partially covered by a glaze. Radula uniserial with tricuspid teeth, the central cusp being the shortest. Ovoviviparous. [details]Distribution Zidoninae restricted to the western waters of Africa and the Iberian Peninsula. [details]
