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Cabestana africana

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Cabestana africana
Apertural view of a shell of Cabestana africana (A. Adams, 1855)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Cabestana
Species:
C. africana
Binomial name
Cabestana africana
(A. Adams, 1855)
Synonyms[1]

Triton africana A. Adams, 1855 Cabestana cutacea africana Adams A. 1855

Cabestana africana is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 115 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa.

References

  1. ^ a b Cabestana africana (A. Adams, 1855). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
  • "Cabestana africana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.