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Cabestana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Ranellidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Genus

Superfamily
  
Tonnoidea

Scientific name
  
Cabestana

Higher classification
  
Ranellidae

Cabestana

Lower classifications
  
Cabestana spengleri, Cabestana tabulata

Cabestana is a genus of medium to large sea snails known as predatory whelks, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the (tritons).

This genus is found in warm temperate and tropical waters.

Species

Species within the genus include:

  • Cabestana africana (A. Adams, 1855)
  • Cabestana cutacea Linnaeus, 1767
  • Cabestana felipponei (von Ihering, 1907)
  • Cabestana manawatuna C. A. Fleming, 1943
  • Cabestana spengleri (Perry,1811)
  • Cabestana tabulata (Menke, 1843)
  • Cabestana tetleyi (Powell & Bartrum, 1929)
  • Species brought into synonymy
  • Cabestana costata Röding, 1798: synonym of Cabestana cutacea (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Cabestana debelior Finlay, 1930 : synonym of Cabestana tabulata (Menke, 1843)
  • Cabestana dolaria (Linnaeus, 1767): synonym of Cabestana cutacea (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Cabestana doliata Röding, 1798: synonym of Cabestana cutacea (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Cabestana otagoensis Powell, 1954 : synonym of Cabestana tabulata (Menke, 1843)
  • Cabestana waterhousei (A. Adams & Angas, 1864) : synonym of Cabestana tabulata (Menke, 1843)
  • Cabestana (Turritriton) labiosa (Wood, 1828): synonym of Turritriton labiosus (Wood, 1828)
  • References

    Cabestana Wikipedia