Cabestana felipponei

Cabestana felipponei is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Cabestana felipponei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Cabestana
Species:
C. felipponei
Binomial name
Cabestana felipponei
(von Ihering, 1907)
Synonyms[1]

Triton felipponei von Ihering, 1907

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 53 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 30 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 140 m.[2]

References
  1. Cabestana felipponei (von Ihering, 1907). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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