Cabestana africana

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. 1 2 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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