Cabestana africana

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Cabestana africana
Apertural view of a shell of Cabestana africana (A. Adams, 1855)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Ranellidae
Subfamily:
Cymatiinae
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 Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[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). WoRMS (2010). Cabestana africana (A. Adams, 1855). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476464 on 27 June 2010 .

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