Cumia simonis

Cumia simonis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae.[2]

Cumia simonis
Shell of Cumia simonis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Colubrariidae
Genus:
Cumia
Species:
C. simonis
Binomial name
Cumia simonis
Bozzetti, 2004[1]
Synonyms[2]

Fusus simonis Bozzetti, 2004

Description

The shell size varies between 15 mm and 20 mm

Distribution

This species is found in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References
  1. Bozzetti. 2004. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 42 : 3–4. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. Cumia simonis Bozzetti, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 November 2010.
  • Bozzetti, L., 2004. Fusus simonis sp. n. (Gastropoda, Buccinidae) dal Madagascar meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 42: 3-4
  • "Cumia simonis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 November 2010.


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