Some of the species within this genus are sometimes placed in the genus CymbiolaccaIredale, 1929, which is also sometimes treated as a subgenus of Cymbiola.
Description
The thin shell is ovate and cymbiform. The
spire is more or less produced. The
apex is papillary and somewhat irregular. The
aperture is wide. The inner
lip shows a thin callus. The
columella contains a few oblique plaits at the fore part. The acute outer lip is often somewhat dilated.[3]
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abBail, P. (2010). Cymbiola Swainson, 1831. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382352 on 2011-04-09
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abcPoppe, G. T.; Tagaro, S. P.; Bail, P. (2011). "Notes on the genus Cymbiola in the Philippines, with the redefinition of Cymbiola cathcartiae Reeve, 1856 and the description of Cymbiola laminusa n.sp". Visaya. 3 (4): 76–87.
^Bail, P. (2010). Cymbiola (Cymbiola) imperialis (Lightfoot, 1786) . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385359 on 2010-09-27
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