{{Short description|Species of gastropod}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Speciesbox | image = Cymbiola cathcartiae 001.jpg | image_caption = Shell of ''Cymbiola cathcartiae'' (specimen at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam) | taxon = Cymbiola cathcartiae | authority = (Reeve, 1856) | synonyms_ref = | synonyms = * ''Cymbiola (Cymbiola) cathcartiae'' <small>(Reeve, 1856)</small> alternative representation * ''Voluta cathcartiae'' <small>Reeve, 1856</small> superseded combination }}

'''''Cymbiola cathcartiae''''' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|385344|''Cymbiola cathcartiae'' (Reeve, 1856)}}</ref>

==Description== The length of the shell attains 102 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is cylindrically oblong with a recurved base and a short spire that terminates in a papillary (nipple-like) apex. The whorls are characterized by a concave slope at the top, becoming nearly flattened thereafter. The columella is quadriplicate, featuring four folds that descend toward the base. The aperture is elongated and somewhat narrow, bounded by a simple, curved lip.

In terms of coloration, the shell is an orange-tawny hue, marked by three interrupted bands of blackish-purple spots, suggesting a complex, marbled elegance. These spots are highly irregular and variously clouded. Additionally, the suture of the whorls is peculiarly painted and spotted.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Reeve |first1=L.A. |title=Description of three new volutes from the collections of the Hon. Mrs. Cathcart and Mr. Cuming |journal=Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. |date=1856 |volume=24 |page=2 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860508 |access-date=7 February 2026}}</ref>

==Distribution== Indo-Pacific region: Philippines, Sulawesi, (Indonesia)

==References== {{Reflist}} * Poppe, G. T.; Tagaro, S. P.; Bail, P. (2011). Notes on the genus Cymbiola in the Philippines, with the redefinition of Cymbiola cathcartiae Reeve, 1856 and the description of Cymbiola laminusa n. sp. Visaya. 3 (4): 76-87

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cymbiola Cathcartiae}} cathcartiae Category:Gastropods described in 1856 Category:Taxa named by Lovell Augustus Reeve