''Casmaria'', is a
genus
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of medium-sized
sea snails,
marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Phaliinae of the
family
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Cassidae
The Cassidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized, large, and sometimes very large sea snails commonly called helmet snails or bonnet snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the clade Littorinimorpha.Go ...
, the helmet shells and their allies.
[Bouchet, P. (2015). ''Cascara'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205551 on 2015-12-29]
Species
Species within the genus ''Casmaria'' include:
* ''
Casmaria atlantica''
Clench, 1944
* ''
Casmaria beui''
Buijse, Dekker & Verbinnen, 2013
* ''
Casmaria boblehmani
''Casmaria'', is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Phaliinae of the family (biology), family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). ''Cascara'' H. Adams & A. A ...
''
Fedosov, Olivera, Watkins & Barkalova, 2014
* ''
Casmaria cernica
''Casmaria'', is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Phaliinae of the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). ''Cascara'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. In: MolluscaBase ( ...
'' (
G. B. Sowerby III, 1888)
* ''
Casmaria erinaceus
''Casmaria erinaceus'', common name : the common bonnet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 20 ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Casmaria kalosmodix''
(Melvill, 1883)
* ''
Casmaria kayae''
Buijse, Dekker & Verbinnen, 2013
* ''
Casmaria natalensis''
Aiken & Seccombe, 2019
* ''
Casmaria perryi''
( Iredale, 1912)
* ''
Casmaria ponderosa''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Casmaria turgida
''Casmaria'', is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Phaliinae of the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). ''Cascara'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. In: MolluscaBase ( ...
''
(Reeve, 1848)
* ''
Casmaria unicolor
''Casmaria'', is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Phaliinae of the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). ''Cascara'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. In: MolluscaBase ( ...
''
(Pallary, 1926)
; Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Casmaria decipiens''
Kilburn, R.N., 1980:
synonym of ''
Phalium decipiens''
Kilburn, 1980
* ''Casmaria erinacea'': synonym of ''
Casmaria erinaceus
''Casmaria erinaceus'', common name : the common bonnet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 20 ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Cascara vibexmexicana''
(Stearns, 1894) : synonym of ''
Casmaria erinaceus
''Casmaria erinaceus'', common name : the common bonnet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 20 ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
References
* Savigny, J-.C., 1817 ''Description de l'Egypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Egypte pendant l'expédition de l'Armée française, publié par les ordres de sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand.'' Histoire Naturelle, p. 339 pp
* Harasewych, M.G. (1997). ''The life and malacological contributions of R. Tucker Abbott (1919-1995)''. The Nautilus 110 (2): 55-77
* Buijse J.A., Dekker H. & Verbinnen G. (2013) ''On the identity of Casmaria species (Gastropoda, Cassidae), with descriptions of two new species''. Acta Conchyliorum 14: 3-93
* Verbinnen G., Segers L., Swinnen F., Kreipl K. & Monsecour D. (2016). ''Cassidae. An amazing family of seashells''. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 251 pp.
External links
Adams H. & Adams A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
Cassidae
Gastropod genera
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