''Echinophoria'' is a
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of large
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
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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.Gofas, ...
, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
[Bouchet, P. (2010). Echinophoria Sacco, 1890. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415332 on 2012-06-27]
Species
Species within the genus ''Echinophoria'' include:
* ''
Echinophoria bituberculosa''
(Martens, 1901)
* ''
Echinophoria carnosa''
Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961
* ''
Echinophoria coronadoi
''Echinophoria coronadoi'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Description
...
''
(Crosse, 1867)
* † ''
Echinophoria emilyae''
(Laws, 1932) †
* † ''
Echinophoria grangei''
(Marwick, 1926)
* ''
Echinophoria hadra
''Echinophoria'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.Bouchet, P. (2010). Echinophoria Sacco, 1890. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine ...
''
(Woodring & Olsson, 1957)
* † ''
Echinophoria intermedia''
(Brocchi, 1814)
* ''
Echinophoria kurodai''
(Abbott, 1968)
* ''
Echinophoria mozambicana''
Bozzetti, Rosado & T. Cossignani, 2010
* † ''
Echinophoria oconnori''
(Dell, 1952)
* † ''
Echinophoria oneroaensis''
(Powell, 1938)
* ''
Echinophoria pilsbryi''
(Woodring & Olsson, 1957)
* † ''
Echinophoria pollens''
(Finlay, 1926)
* † ''
Echinophoria toreuma''
(Powell, 1928)
* † ''
Echinophoria trituberculata''
(Weaver, 1912)
* ''
Echinophoria wyvillei
''Echinophoria'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.Bouchet, P. (2010). Echinophoria Sacco, 1890. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Ros ...
''
Watson, 1886)
Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Echinophoria oschei'' Mühlhäusser, 1992: synonym of ''Echinophoria wyvillei'' (Watson, 1886)
References
* Beu A.G. (2008) ''Recent deep-water Cassidae of the world. A revision of Galeodea, Oocorys, Sconsia, Echinophoria and related taxa, with new genera and species (Mollusca, Gastropoda).'' In Héros V., Cowie R.H. & Bouchet P. (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 196: 269-387. page(s): 363
* Verbinnen G., Segers L., Swinnen F., Kreipl K. & Monsecour D. (2016). Cassidae. An amazing family of seashells. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 251 pp
External links
Finlay H.J. (1926). New shells from New Zealand Tertiary beds: Part 2. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 56: 227-258, pls 55-60
Cassidae
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