Phalium bandatum
Banded bonnet | |
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A shell of Phalium bandatum | |
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Subfamily: | Cassinae
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Species: | P. bandatum
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Phalium bandatum | |
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Phalium bandatum, common name the banded bonnet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae.[1]
There is one subspecies: Phalium bandatum exaratum (Reeve, 1848)
Description[]
The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 140 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs along the coasts of Japan, the Philippines and Northern Australia.
References[]
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Phalium bandatum. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217002 on 2011-06-22
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Categories:
- Tonnidae
- Tonnidae stubs