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Cassis (gastropod)
''Cassis'', common name the helmet shells, is a genus of very large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies. This is the type genus of the subfamily Cassinae. Species The genus ''Cassis'' includes extant and extinct species: * ''Cassis abbotti'' Bouchet, 1988 * † ''Cassis altispira'' Beu 2010 * † ''Cassis birmanica'' Vredenburg 1921 * † ''Cassis brasili'' (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1905) * † ''Cassis calusa'' Petuch and Berschauer 2018 * ''Cassis cornuta'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758) * † ''Cassis costulifera'' Beu 2010 * † ''Cassis delta'' Parker 1948 * † ''Cassis depressior'' Martin 1879 * ''Cassis fimbriata'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 * ''Cassis flammea'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758) * † ''Cassis flintensis'' Mansfield 1940 * † ''Cassis floridensis'' Tucker and Wilson 1932 * † ''Cassis glaucoides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassis Cornuta
''Cassis cornuta'', common name the horned helmet, is a species of extremely large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Cassis cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208963 on 2012-11-25 Description The length of the shell varies between 50 mm and 410 mm. It is the largest of all helmet shells. It has a very solid, heavy, rotund shell with large, horn-like knobs and a wide, flat base. The shell has a dorsally pale orange colour, its base vivid orange, faintly marked with white and brown. Habitat This large sea snail is found on sand and coral rubble, often around reefs. Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, off the southern African coast from northern KwaZulu-Natal and from Mozambique,Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. 2005. ''Offshore Shells of Southern Africa'' as well as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
