Cabestana spengleri
Species of gastropod
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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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| Cabestana spengleri | |
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| A live individual of Cabestana spengleri in situ | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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) | |
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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.
