Cabestana
A live but retracted individual of Cabestana spengleri in situ
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Cabestana
Röding, 1798
Type species
Cabestana cutacea
Linnaeus, 1767
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Aquillus Montfort, 1810
  • Cabestana (Cymatilesta) Iredale, 1936
  • Cymatilesta Iredale, 1936
  • Cymatium (Cabestana) Röding, 1798
  • Dolarium Schlüter, 1838
  • Neptunella Gray, 1854
  • Triton (Cabestana)
  • Tritonium (Cabestana) Röding, 1798

Cabestana is a genus of medium to large sea snails known as predatory whelks, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Description

The ventricose shell is umbilicated. The whorls are nodosely ribbed. The outer lip is dentated internally.[2]

Distribution

This genus has a cosmopolitan distribution and is found in warm temperate and tropical waters.

Species

The genus contains the following species:[1]

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. ^ a b c Cabestana Röding, 1798. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
  2. ^ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls

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