''Cabestana cutacea'', common name the Mediterranean bark triton, is a
species
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predatory
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sea snail
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, a
marine
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gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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in the
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Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are predators.
Genera
The family Cymatiidae contains the following genera:
* '' Argobuccinum'' Herrmannsen, 1846
* '' ...
.
Description
The adult shell size varies between 25 mm and 90 mm.
Distribution
This species is found in European waters (
Spain
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); in the Atlantic Ocean off the
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, the
Azores
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and the
Cape Verdes
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; and off
Mozambique
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and
South Africa
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.
List of synonyms
* ''Aquillus cutaceus''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Aquillus cutaceus'' var. ''major''
Pallary, 1920
* ''Aquillus dolarium''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Aquillus dolarium attenuata'' (f)
Pallary, P., 1920
* ''Aquillus dolarium elongata'' (f)
Pallary, P., 1920
* ''Aquillus dolarium major'' (f)
Pallary, P., 1920
* ''Cabestana costata''
Röding, 1798
* ''Cabestana cutacea cutacea''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Cabestana dolaria''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Cabestana doliata''
Röding, 1798
* ''Cymatium doliarium''
Linnaeus 1767
* ''Murex cutaceus''
Linnaeus, 1767
* ''Murex dolarium''
Linnaeus, 1767
* ''Murex succinctus''
Risso, 1826
* ''Ranella lemania''
Risso, 1826
* ''Ranella tuberculata''
Risso, 1826
* ''Simpulum dolarium''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Simpulum dolarium'' var. ''elongata''
Pallary, 1903
* ''Triton africanum''
Adams A., 1855
* ''Triton cutaceum''
(Linnaeus, 1767) (incorrect gender agreement of specific epithet)
* ''Triton cutaceu''s
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Triton cutaceus var. curta''
Buquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
* ''Triton cutaceu''s var. ''gerna''
de Gregorio, 1885
* ''Triton cutaceus'' var. ''isgura''
de Gregorio, 1885
* ''Tritonium curtum''
Locard, 1886
* ''Tritonium danieli''
Locard, 1886
References
* 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
External links
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Cymatiidae
Gastropods described in 1767
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
Molluscs of the Indian Ocean
Molluscs of the Mediterranean Sea
Molluscs of the Azores
Molluscs of the Canary Islands
Gastropods of Cape Verde
Invertebrates of Mozambique
Invertebrates of South Africa
Molluscs of Europe
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