Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Tonnoidea Subfamily Cymatiinae Scientific name Cabestana cutacea Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Ranellidae Genus Cabestana Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Ranella olearium, Gutturnium muricinum, Monoplex corrugatus, Cabestana spengleri, Linatella caudata | ||
Cabestana cutacea, common name the Mediterranean bark triton, 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 adult shell size varies between 25 mm and 90 mm.
Distribution
This species is found in European waters (Spain); in the Atlantic ocean off the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Cape Verdes; and off Mozambique and South Africa.
References
Cabestana cutacea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA