Cabestana spengleri

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Cabestana spengleri
Cabestana spengleri.jpg
A live individual of Cabestana spengleri in situ
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Cabestana
Species:
C. spengleri
Binomial name
Cabestana spengleri
(Perry, 1811)
Synonyms
  • Cabestana spengleri procerum(Iredale, 1929)
  • Cymatium spengleri(Perry, 1811)
  • Cymatium spengleri procerumIredale, 1929
  • Murex spengleriDillwyn, 1817
  • Septa spengleriPerry, 1811 (original combination)
  • Triton (Cabestana) boltenianusA. Adams, 1855
  • Triton barthelemyiBernardi, 1857
  • Triton boltenianusA. Adams, 1855 ·

Cabestana spengleri, or Spengler's trumpet, is a large predatory sea snail, sometimes called a predatory whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae. [1] This species is named after the Danish naturalist Lorenz Spengler.

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An apertural view of a shell of Cabestana spengleri Cabestana spengleri (underside).JPG
An apertural view of a shell of Cabestana spengleri
A shell of Cabestana spengleri on the foreshore near MacMasters beach RanellidaeShell.JPG
A shell of Cabestana spengleri on the foreshore near MacMasters beach

Description

The length of the shell attains 153 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand (Chatham Island, Kermadec Islands) and Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia).


Human Usage

Edible: sold in fish shops in New South Wales, Australia.

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References

  1. Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 4 December 2018.