Cymatium femorale

Cymatium femorale
	Apertural view of the shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Cymatium
Species:	C. femorale
Binomial name
	Cymatium femorale; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
	Lotorium lotor Montfort, 1810; Murex femorale Linnaeus, 1758; Septa triangularis Perry, 1811; Triton lotorium Lamarck, 1816;

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

Description

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

Habitat

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

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References

Cymatium femorale (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
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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[WoRMS-1] Cymatium femorale (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.

[Welch_2010-2] 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.