Cymatium femorale

Cymatium femorale is a species of predatory sea snail in the family Cymatiidae.^[1] Its shell is commonly known as the angular triton shell and is frequently found in the West Indies.^[2]

Cymatium femorale
Apertural view of the shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Cymatium
Species:	C. femorale
Binomial name
Cymatium femorale (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
Lotorium lotor Montfort, 1810 Murex femorale Linnaeus, 1758 Septa triangularis Perry, 1811 Triton lotorium Lamarck, 1816

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 212 mm.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Atlantic, particularly around the eastern Caribbean Antillean islands, and extends southward to Bahia, Brazil. It is considered a common shell in the West Indies.^[2]

Habitat

Cymatium femorale inhabits shallow to moderately deep marine waters, ranging from a minimum recorded depth of 0.6 m^[3] to a maximum recorded depth of 150 m.^[3]