Casmaria erinaceus
Five views of a shell of Casimaria erinanceus
Five views of a shell of Casimaria erinanceus form vibex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Cassidae
Genus:
Casmaria
Species:
C. erinaceus
Binomial name
Casmaria erinaceus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum erinaceus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
  • Buccinum meles Dillwyn, 1817
  • Buccinum vibex Linnaeus, 1758
  • Casmaria erinacea (misspelling)
  • Casmaria erinaceus erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Casmaria vibexmexicana (Stearns, 1894)
  • Cassis (Casmaria) vibexmexicana Stearns, 1894
  • Cassis denticulata Röding, P.F., 1798
  • Cassis ventricosa Rigacci, 1866
  • Cassis vibex (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Cassis vibexmexicana Stearns, 1894
  • Murex torosus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816
  • Phalium edentulum Link, H.F., 1807
  • Phalium vibex (Linnaeus, 1758)

Casmaria erinaceus, common name : the common bonnet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 79 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and Mauritius; in the Pacific Ocean along Melanesia, Micronesia and the Philippines.

References

  1. 1 2 Casmaria erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758). WoRMS (2009). Casmaria erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211107 on 22 June 2011 .
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Orr J. (1985). Hong Kong seashells. The Urban Council, Hong Kong
  • Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. 159 pp.
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Steyn, D.G & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. Pp. i–vi, 1–289.
  • Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. 159 pp.
  • Buijse J.A., Dekker H. & Verbinnen G. (2013) On the identity of Casmaria species (Gastropoda, Cassidae), with descriptions of two new species. Acta Conchyliorum 14: 3-93.
  • Verbinnen G., Segers L., Swinnen F., Kreipl K. & Monsecour D. (2016). Cassidae. An amazing family of seashells. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 251 pp
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