Semicassis saburon

Semicassis saburon
Fossil shell of Semicassis saburon from Pliocene of Italy
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Semicassis
Species: S. saburon
Binomial name
Semicassis saburon
(Bruguière, 1792)
Synonyms[1]
  • Phalium saburon (Bruguière, 1792)
  • Bulbus globosus (Jeffreys, 1885)

Semicassis saburon is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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, from Bay of Biscay up to Ghana, in Azores; and in the Canaries. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. Arianna Fulvo et Roberto Nistri, 2005 : 350 coquillages du monde entier, Delachaux et Niestlé (Paris) : 256 p. (ISBN 2-603-01374-2)
  3. 1 2 Gastropods


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