Casmaria

Casmaria
Dorsal view of two shells of Casmaria ponderosa from the Philippines
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Cassidae
Subfamily: Cassinae
Genus: Casmaria
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Type species
Buccinum vibex Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]

Phalium (Casmaria) Adams, 1853

Casmaria, is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Casmaria include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. 1 2 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
  2. Gastropods.com : Casmaria decipiens; accessed : 22 June 2011
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