Species of gastropod
Cabestana tabulata
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Shell of Cabestana tabulata (specimen at the Auckland Museum)
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Mollusca
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Class:
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Gastropoda
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Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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Order:
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Littorinimorpha
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Family:
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Cymatiidae
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Genus:
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Cabestana
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Species:
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C. tabulata
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Binomial name
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Cabestana tabulata
(Menke, 1843)
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Synonyms[1]
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- Cabestana (Cymatilesta) otagoensis Powell, 1954
- † Cabestana debelior Finlay, 1930
- † Cabestana manawatuna C. A. Fleming, 1943
- Cabestana otagoensis Powell, 1954
- Cabestana tabulata manawatuna C. A. Fleming, 1943
- Cabestana waterhousei (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Cabestana waterhousei segregata Powell, 1933
- Cymatilesta waterhousei (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Cymatilesta waterhousei tepida Iredale, 1936
- Cymatium waterhousei (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Cymatium waterhousei frigidulum Iredale, 1929
- Triton tabulata Menke, 1843
- Triton waterhousei A. Adams & Angas, 1864
- Tritonium tabulatum Menke, 1843 superseded combination (basionym)
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Cabestana tabulata, common name the shouldered triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 35 mm and 130 mm
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Distribution
This species occurs in the seas along Southern Australia and Northern New Zealand