Cymatiidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Littorinimorpha, class Gastropoda. The family contains 15 accepted species worldwide.
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Monoplex exaratus (Reeve, 1844)
Monoplex exaratus is a predatory sea snail in Cymatiidae, with confirmed distrib…
Cabestana tabulata (Menke, 1843)
Cabestana tabulata is a yellow-brown seaspecies found in southern Australian and…
Monoplex nicobaricus (Röding, 1798)
Monoplex nicobaricus is a widely distributed marine snail found across the Indo-…
Septa occidentalis (Mörch, 1877)
Septa occidentalis is a predatory sea snail species, a marine gastropod mollusk …
Gutturnium muricinum (Röding, 1798)
Gutturnium muricinum is a marine mollusk found in the Indian Ocean off Réunion a…
Gyrineum lacunatum (Mighels, 1845)
Gyrineum lacunatum is a species of predatory sea snail found in the Indian Ocean…
Cabestana africana (A.Adams, 1855)
Cabestana africana is a marine snail with a 60–115 mm red-brown shell, found off…
Argobuccinum pustulosum (Lightfoot), 1786
Argobuccinum pustulosum is a large-shelled marine snail species with a swollen, …
Monoplex pilearis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Monoplex pilearis is a widespread tropical marine benthic sea snail found at dep…
Fusitriton oregonensis (Redfield, 1846)
Fusitriton oregonensis, the Oregon hairy triton, is a shelled species native to …
Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811)
Cabestana spengleri is a marine species with shells up to 153 mm long, found off…
Gyrineum natator (Röding, 1798)
Gyrineum natator is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk…
Cymatiidae animals belong to the Littorinimorpha order in the Animalia kingdom. The shell features 7 to 10 strong, paired spiral ribs, with smaller, weaker intermediate riblets, and nodules along the shoulder. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Cymatiidae is classified in the order Littorinimorpha, class Gastropoda, phylum Mollusca. The shell itself is light brown, and is covered in a gray-brown, bristly periostracum; this feature is where the common name "hairy" comes from.
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