Biology:Gyrineum aculeatum

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Gyrineum aculeatum
Biplex aculeata 001.jpg
Abapertural view of a shell of Gyrineum aculeatum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Gyrineum
Species:
G. aculeatum
Binomial name
Gyrineum aculeatum
(Schepman, 1909)
Synonyms[1]
  • Biplex aculeata (Schepman, 1909)
  • Biplex pulchra (G. B. Sowerby II, 1836)
  • Bursa (Biplex) microstoma Fulton, 1930
  • Gyrineum (Biplex) perca var. aculeata Schepman, 1909
  • Ranella pulchra G.B. Sowerby II, 1836

Gyrineum aculeatum, the spined maple leaf,[2] is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Japan to Northwest Australia.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4915460 entry