Cymatium_femorale

<i>Cymatium femorale</i>

Cymatium femorale

Species of gastropod

Cymatium femorale is a species of predatory sea snail in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 212 mm.[2]

Distribution

Western Atlantic:
Eastern Caribbean Antillean islands, and south to Bahia, Brazil.

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth is 0.6 m.[2] The maximum recorded depth is 150 m.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Cymatium femorale (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
  2. [2]
    Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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