Gyrineum aculeatum

Gyrineum aculeatum, the spined maple leaf,^[2] is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.^[1]

Gyrineum aculeatum
Abapertural view of a shell of Gyrineum aculeatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Gyrineum
Species:	G. aculeatum
Binomial name
Gyrineum aculeatum (Schepman, 1909)
Synonyms[1]
Biplex aculeata (Schepman, 1909) Biplex pulchra (G. B. Sowerby II, 1836) Bursa (Biplex) microstoma Fulton, 1930 Gyrineum (Biplex) perca var. aculeata Schepman, 1909 Ranella pulchra G.B. Sowerby II, 1836

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Japan to Northwest Australia.