Cumia mestayerae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae.[1] It can reach up to 30 mm in length.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Colubrariidae |
| Genus: | Cumia |
| Species: | C. mestayerae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cumia mestayerae (Iredale, 1915)
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Description edit
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 30 mm
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Distribution edit
This species is distributed in the seas along Southern Australia and New Zealand.
References edit
- ^ a b Cumia mestayerae Iredale, 1915. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 November 2010.
External links edit
- "Ratifusus mestayerae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 November 2010.