Cymbiola vespertilio
Introduction '''''Cymbiola vespertilio''''', common name the '''bat volute''', is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Distribution This is a Central Indo-Pacific species, found off the Philippines and Northern Australia.
Description Shell of ''Cymbiola vespertilio'' ssp. ''mitis''The size of an adult shell varies between 45 mm and 160 mm.
References * Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. ''A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae''. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
External links * A photo (unfortunately reversed or perhaps a rare sinistral specimen?) of a live individual of this species * *