| Cabestana africana | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Cabestana africana (A. Adams, 1855) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Cabestana |
| Species: | C. africana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cabestana africana (A. Adams, 1855) | |
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Cabestana africana is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 115 mm.
The body whorl is nearly smooth. The upper whorls show spiral elevated ridges. The red-brown shell is white within the aperture.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Africa.
References
- ^ Cabestana africana (A. Adams, 1855). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
- Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1–331, pls 1-70.
External links
- Adams, A. (1855). Description of twenty-seven new species of shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1854) 22: 311-317
- "Cabestana africana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cabestana africana | |
| Triton africanus | |
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