Huge 8”=20 cm, Cymbiola imperialis, the imperial volute sea shell from Philippines.
Length: 8 inches = 20 cm
Weight: 1 lb. 5.3 oz. = 603 g;
Cymbiola imperialis,
the imperial volute, is
a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk of the genus Cymbiola in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Shells of Cymbiola imperialis can reach a size of 70–250 millimeters (2.8–9.8 in).[5]
These large and glossy shells are elongate and fusiform, light to heavy in weight.
The basic color is whitish.
The spire is high, with canaliculate sutures, strong red-brown axial ribs and narrow red-brown spiral lines.
The aperture is whitish, elongate-ovate, with the outer lip showing many black denticles.
The operculum is dark brown, thick and small.[6]
This species can be found in the
Philippines, Sulu Sea.[2][5][7]