Cabestana africana
| Cabestana africana | |
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| 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] | |
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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 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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