Cymbiola is a genus of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Amoriinae of the family Volutidae, the volutes.Bail, 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
Some of the species within this genus are sometimes placed in the genus Cymbiolacca Iredale, 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 (forming a rounded, bulbous tip) 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.Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
Species Species within the genus Cymbiola include:
Cymbiola alexisallaryi (Cossignani, 2018) † Cymbiola ambugensis (Harzhauser, Raven & Landau, 2018) Cymbiola aulica (Sowerby I, 1825) Cymbiola baili (Prati & Raybaudi, 1997) Cymbiola cathcartiae (Reeve, 1856) Cymbiola chrysostoma (Swainson, 1824) Cymbiola complexa (Iredale, 1924) Cymbiola cooperi Petuch & Berschauer, 2024 Cymbiola cracenta (McMichael, 1963) Cymbiola cymbiola (Gmelin, 1791) Cymbiola deshayesii (Reeve, 1854) Cymbiola distructa Y. Zheng & S. J. Maxwell, 2025 Cymbiola flavicans (Gmelin, 1791) † Cymbiola gedinganensis (K. Martin, 1895) Cymbiola houarti (Bail & Limpus, 1998) Cymbiola hughmorrisoni (Bail & Limpus, 1997) Cymbiola imperialis (Lightfoot, 1786)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 Cymbiola innexa (Reeve, 1849) Cymbiola intruderi (Poppe, 1985) Cymbiola irvinae (Smith, 1909) Cymbiola kimbacki (Bail & Limpus, 2014) Cymbiola laminusa (Poppe, Tagaro & Bail, 2011) † Cymbiola macdonaldi (Tate, 1888) Cymbiola magnifica (Gebauer, 1802) Cymbiola malayensis (Douté & Bail, 2000) Cymbiola mariaemma (Gray, 1858) † Cymbiola molengraaffi (Cox, 1948) † Cymbiola monocoronata (P. J. Fischer, 1927) Cymbiola moretonensis (Bail & Limpus, 1998) † Cymbiola multiplicata (Pannekoek, 1936) Cymbiola nivosa (Lamarck, 1804) Cymbiola nobilis (Lightfoot, 1786) Cymbiola nusatenggara Crabos, 2025 Cymbiola oblita (E. A. Smith, 1909) Cymbiola palawanica (Douté & Bail, 2000) Cymbiola perplicata (Hedley, 1902) Cymbiola provocationis (McMichael, 1961) Cymbiola pulchra (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Cymbiola pulchra wisemani (Brazier, 1870) † Cymbiola rembangensis (Pannekoek, 1936) † Cymbiola rigaultiana (Deshayes, 1865) Cymbiola rossiniana (Bernardi, 1859) Cymbiola rutila (Broderip, 1826) Cymbiola scottjordani (Poppe & Tagaro, 2005) Cymbiola sophia (Gray, 1846) Cymbiola subelongata (Bail & Limpus, 1998) Cymbiola thatcheri (McCoy, 1868) † Cymbiola tjilonganensis (K. Martin, 1906) † Cymbiola transverseplicata (Pannekoek, 1936) † Cymbiola uncifera (Tate, 1888) Cymbiola vespertilio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species brought into synonymy Cymbiola complexa Iredale, 1924: synonym of Cymbiola (Cymbiolacca) pulchra complexa Iredale, 1924 Cymbiola excelsior Bail & Limpus, 1998: synonym of Cymbiola pulchra excelsior Bail & Limpus, 1998 (original rank) Cymbiola lutea R. B. Watson, 1882 : synonym of Alcithoe lutea (R. B. Watson, 1882) (original combination) Cymbiola marispuma Angioy & Biraghi, 1977: synonym of Cymbiola (Cymbiola) innexa (Reeve, 1849) Cymbiola randalli Stokes, 1961: synonym of Cymbiola (Cymbiolacca) pulchra wisemani (Brazier, 1870) Cymbiola tamariskae Sutanto & Patamakanthin, 2004: synonym of Cymbiola nobilis tamariskae Sutanto & Patamakanthin, 2004
References
Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.