Cymbiola imperialis

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.

[1][2][3] Shells of Cymbiola imperialis can reach a size of 70–250 millimetres (2.8–9.8 in).

[5] These large and glossy shells are elongate and fusiform, light to heavy in weight.

The aperture is whitish, elongate-ovate, with the outer lip showing many black denticles.

[6] This species can be found in the Philippines, Sulu Sea.

Shell of C. imperialis