Cabestana

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Kingdom Animalia Family Ranellidae Phylum Mollusca Rank Genus		Superfamily Tonnoidea Scientific name Cabestana Higher classification Ranellidae

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)

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