Cymatium raderi

Cymatium raderi is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Cymatium raderi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Cymatium
Species:
C. raderi
Binomial name
Cymatium raderi
D’Attilio & Myers, 1984
Synonyms[1]

Cymatium etcheversi Macsotay & Campos Villarroel, 1993

Distribution

Caribbean - N Brazil.[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 240 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 46 m.[3]

References
  1. Cymatium raderi D’Attilio & Myers, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
  2. "Cymatium (Cymatium) raderi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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