Cantharus variegatus Gray 1839 (true whelk)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative combination: Tritonidea variegata
Belongs to Cantharus according to G. T. Poppe and Y. Goto 1991
Sister taxa: Cantharus (Cantharus), Cantharus (Eocantharus), Cantharus (Pollia), Cantharus (Zeapollia), Cantharus bucklandi, Cantharus erythrostoma, Cantharus luliana, Cantharus martiniana, Cantharus tranquebaricus, Cantharus varicosus, Tritonidea (Cantharus) speciosa
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore