WoRMS taxon details
Cymbiini H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1847)
382333 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382333)
accepted
Tribe
- Genus Cymbium Röding, 1798
- Genus Cymba Broderip, 1826 accepted as Cymbium Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Yetus Bowdich, 1822 accepted as Cymbium Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cymbiinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1847)) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): 1: 158 [details]
page(s): 1: 158 [details]
Distribution Zidoninae restricted to the western waters of Africa and the Iberian Peninsula.
Distribution Zidoninae restricted to the western waters of Africa and the Iberian Peninsula. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cymbiini H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382333 on 2026-08-07
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(of Cymbiinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1847)) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): 1: 158 [details]
basis of record Bail, P. & Poppe, G. T. (2001). <i>A conchological iconography: A taxonomic introduction of the Recent Volutidae</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 30 pp., 5 pls. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 1: 158 [details]
basis of record Bail, P. & Poppe, G. T. (2001). <i>A conchological iconography: A taxonomic introduction of the Recent Volutidae</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 30 pp., 5 pls. [details] Available for editors
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Diagnosis Shell medium to large, cylindrically ovate or globose. Protoconch large, plug-like, callused and surrounded by a sharp ridge which is the posterior shoulder of the body whorl. Periostracum entirely or partially covered by a glaze. Radula uniserial with tricuspid teeth, the central cusp being the shortest. Ovoviviparous. [details]Distribution Zidoninae restricted to the western waters of Africa and the Iberian Peninsula. [details]
