Cabestana otagoensis
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| Cabestana otagoensis Powell, 1954 |
Cabestana otagoensis is a large deepwater sea snail, sometimes known as a predatory whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.
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[edit] Range of distribution
This species is endemic to the southern South Island of New Zealand.
[edit] Habitat
It is found at depths of about 130 metres.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is tall-spired and slender, with relatively weak spiral cords, and the strong flanged varices rise high above the sutures.
The shell height is up to 94 mm, and width up to 46 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
