''Odontocymbiola'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the subfamily Cymbiinae of the
family
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Volutidae
Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They are marine gastropod mollusks. Most of the species have no operculum.
Distribution
This family of sea s ...
.
Description
The
radula
The radula (; : radulae or radulas) is an anatomical structure used by mollusks for feeding, sometimes compared to a tongue. It is a minutely toothed, chitinous ribbon, which is typically used for scraping or cutting food before the food enters ...
contain fang-like cusps.
Species
Species within the genus ''Odontocymbiola'' include:
* ''
Odontocymbiola americana''
(Reeve, 1856)
* ''
Odontocymbiola diannae''
T. Cossignani, Allary & P. G. Stimpson, 2021
* ''
Odontocymbiola magellanica
''Odontocymbiola magellanica'', also known as the Magellan whelk or Magellan Venus, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
It is the largest extant species of volute in the world, reaching up ...
''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Odontocymbiola pescalia''
Clench & Turner, 1964
* ''
Odontocymbiola simulatrix''
Leal & Bouchet, 1989
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Odontocymbiola canigiai''
Vasquez & Caldini, 1992: synonym of ''Odontocymbiola magellanica''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Odontocymbiola rucciana''
Vazquez & Caldini, 1990: synonym of ''Odontocymbiola pescalia''
Clench & Turner, 1964
* ''Odontocymbiola subnodosa''
(Leach, 1814): synonym of ''Odontocymbiola magellanica''
(Gmelin, 1791)
References
* Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. ''A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae''. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
Volutidae
Gastropod genera
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