Cymbiola flavicans explained

Cymbiola flavicans, common name the yellow volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 100 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea and Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland).

References

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