Semicassis saburon
Semicassis saburon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cassidae |
Genus: | Semicassis |
Species: | S. saburon
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Binomial name | |
Semicassis saburon (Bruguière, 1792)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Semicassis saburon is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.[1]
Description[]
The shell of Semicassis saburon can reach a size of about 35–75 millimetres (1.4–3.0 in).[2][3]
Distribution[]
This species is present in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the Bay of Biscay south to Ghana, and west to the Azores, and the Canaries.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Semicassis saburon (Bruguière, 1792). Gofas, S. (2009). Phalium saburon (Bruguière, 1792). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139027 on 9 September 2010 .
- ^ Arianna Fulvo et Roberto Nistri, 2005 : 350 coquillages du monde entier, Delachaux et Niestlé (Paris) : 256 p. (ISBN 2-603-01374-2)
- ^ a b "Semicassis saburon". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
Categories:
- Cassidae
- Gastropods described in 1792
- Cassidae stubs