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Cabestana africana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Ranellidae

Scientific name
  
Cabestana africana

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Tonnoidea

Subfamily
  
Cymatiinae

Rank
  
Species

Cabestana africana

Similar
  
Cabestana cutacea, Cabestana spengleri, Cymatium, Ranellidae

Cabestana africana is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 115 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa.

References

Cabestana africana Wikipedia