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