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Cumia mestayerae

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Cumia mestayerae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Colubrariidae
Genus: Cumia
Species:
C. mestayerae
Binomial name
Cumia mestayerae
(Iredale, 1915)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cumia reticulata (A. Adams, 1855)
  • Pisania reticulata Adams, A., 1855
  • Pisania reticulata Adams, A., 1855 Iredale, 1915
  • Ratifusus mestayerae (Iredale, 1915)

Cumia mestayerae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae.[1] It can reach up to 30 mm in length.

Description

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The shell size varies between 20 mm and 30 mm

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the seas along Southern Australia and New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ a b Cumia mestayerae Iredale, 1915. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 November 2010.
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  • "Ratifusus mestayerae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 November 2010.