Cymbiola magnifica (Gebauer, 1802)

‘Magnificent Volute’

Tin Can Bay, Queensland, Australia
~275mm

Scientific classification
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Metazoa
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Volutidae
Genus:Cymbiola
Species:C. magnifica

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