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Cabestana cutacea

Species of gastropod

Cabestana cutacea, common name the Mediterranean bark triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.

Description

The adult shell size varies between 25 mm and 90 mm.

The revolving ribs are elegantly sculptured into close, beadlike nodules. The shell is light yellowish brown, white within the aperture.

The epidermis differs from that of most of the Tritons in being a thin, smooth skin.

Philippi describes the animal thus : Body on the upper part painted with irregular spots of dark purple, which are separated by narrow white lines; foot pale violet above, marbled on the sides, and speckled here and there with reddish spots which are edged with white.

Distribution

This species is found in European waters (Spain); in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Cape Verdes; and off Mozambique and South Africa.

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 cutaceus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Triton cutaceus var. curta Buquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
Triton cutaceus 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

References

{{WRMS species. 141099. ''Cabestana cutacea'' (Linnaeus, 1767). 4 December 2018
[http://ia600307.us.archive.org/12/items/manualofconcholo3tryo/manualofconcholo3tryo.pdf G.W. Tryon (1880-1881) Manual of Conchology III, Academy of natural Sciences, Philadelphia]

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