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'''''Cabestana cutacea''''' is a [[species]] of [[predatory]] [[sea snail]], a [[marine (ocean)|marine]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Ranellidae]], the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|141099|''Cabestana cutacea'' (Linnaeus, 1767)|||Gofas, S. (2009). Cabestana cutacea (Linné, 1767). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the [[World Register of Marine Species]] at <nowiki>http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141099</nowiki> on 27 June 2010}}</ref>
'''''Cabestana cutacea''''' is a [[species]] of [[predatory]] [[sea snail]], a [[marine (ocean)|marine]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Ranellidae]], the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|141099|''Cabestana cutacea'' (Linnaeus, 1767)|||Gofas, S. (2009). Cabestana cutacea (Linné, 1767). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the [[World Register of Marine Species]] at <nowiki>http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141099</nowiki> on 27 June 2010}}</ref>

==Description==
The adult shell size varies between 25&nbsp;mm and 80&nbsp;mm.
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==Distribution==
This species is distributed in European waters ([[Spain]]) and off [[Mozambique]] and [[South Africa]].


==References==
==References==
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* MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). ''A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique''. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.'' Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp.&nbsp;180–213


[[Category:Ranellidae]]
[[Category:Ranellidae]]

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Cabestana cutacea
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C. cutacea
Binomial name
Cabestana cutacea
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms[1]

Cabestana costata Röding, 1798
Cabestana doliata Röding, 1798
Murex cutacea Linnaeus, 1767
Murex dolaria Linné, 1767
Triton cutaceus var. curta Buquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882

Cabestana cutacea is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]

Description

The adult shell size varies between 25 mm and 80 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in European waters (Spain) and off Mozambique and South Africa.

References

  1. ^ a b Cabestana cutacea (Linnaeus, 1767). Gofas, S. (2009). Cabestana cutacea (Linné, 1767). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141099 on 27 June 2010 .
  • MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213