Cabestana


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

Description

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

Distribution

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

Species

The genus contains the following species:Cabestana africana
;Species brought into synonymy:Cabestana costata Röding, 1798: synonym of Cabestana cutacea
  • Cabestana debelior Finlay, 1930 : synonym of Cabestana tabulata Cabestana dolaria : synonym of Cabestana cutacea Cabestana doliata Röding, 1798: synonym of Cabestana cutacea Cabestana otagoensis Powell, 1954 : synonym of Cabestana tabulata
  • Cabestana manawatuna C. A. Fleming, 1943: synonym of † Cabestana tabulata Cabestana waterhousei : synonym of Cabestana tabulata Cabestana labiosa : synonym of ''Turritriton labiosus''