''Phalium flammiferum'', the striped bonnet, is a

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of large sea snail, a marine gastropod

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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.Go ...

, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

Description

Shells of ''Phalium flammiferum'' can reach a size of . These moderately large shells are oval or globular, with a pointed spire and a smooth surface covered with longitudinal brown to pale brown stripes. Outer lip is denticulate, with large brown bands. The aperture is dark brown.WoRMS
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Distribution and habitat

This species has an Indo-Pacific distribution. It can be found from Japan to Vietnam and in Northern China Seas.Discover life
/ref> It prefers fine sandy substratum at depths of 10 to 50 m.

References

Cassidae Gastropods described in 1798 {{Cassidae-stub