Cumia alfredensis

Cumia alfredensis, common name : the narrow dwarf triton, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae.[1]

Cumia alfredensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Colubrariidae
Genus:
Cumia
Species:
C. alfredensis
Binomial name
Cumia alfredensis
(Bartsch, 1915)
Synonyms[1]
  • Colubraria alfredensis Bartsch, 1915
  • Fusus alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915)
  • Ratifusus alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915)

Description

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 50 mm

Distribution

It is distributed along KwaZuluNatal, South Africa

References
  1. Cumia alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 November 2010.
  • "Colubraria alfredensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 November 2010.


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