Cabestana Röding 1798 (triton shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Alternative spelling: Cymatium (Cabestana)

Parent taxon: Cymatiinae according to P. Bouchet and S. Gofas 2011

See also Beu 2010, Beu et al. 1990, Glibert 1963, Sepkoski 2002 and Wilson 1993

Sister taxa: Antarctiranella, Charonia, Cymatiella, Linatella, Sassia

Subtaxa: Cabestana cutacea

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Prainha Bay, Santa Maria (Quaternary of Portugal)

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