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