- Source: Cymbiola vespertilio
Cymbiola vespertilio, common name the bat volute, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Distribution
This is a Central Indo-Pacific species, found off the Philippines and Northern Australia.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 45 mm and 160 mm.
References
Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
External links
A photo (unfortunately reversed or perhaps a rare sinistral specimen?) of a live individual of this species [1]
"Cymbiola (Cymbiola) vespertilio vespertilio". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
Photos of Cymbiola vespertilio on Sealife Collection
