Cassis flammea | |
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Five views of a shell of Cassis flammea | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cassidae |
Genus: | Cassis |
Species: | C. flammea
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Binomial name | |
Cassis flammea |
Cassis flammea is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. [1]
Cassis flammea is found in Florida, the Caribbean, and Bahamas. Its abundance has decreased due to overcollection in some areas. [2]
It has a shell with shades of reddish-brown with wavy stripes. There are dark stripes on the outer lip of the shell. The lip around the aperture forms a triangle shape. The shell may reach a maximum of 7 inches in length. [2] The shell may be covered by algae or other sessile marine organisms.
The maximum recorded shell length is 154 mm. [3]
Cassis flammea inhabits shallow tropical waters, in the depth range of 10 to 35 ft, usually in the sand around reefs.[ citation needed]
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 1 m; maximum recorded depth is 12 m. [3]
These sea snails feed on sea urchins, which they typically hunt at night. [2]
Cassis flammea | |
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Five views of a shell of Cassis flammea | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cassidae |
Genus: | Cassis |
Species: | C. flammea
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Binomial name | |
Cassis flammea |
Cassis flammea is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. [1]
Cassis flammea is found in Florida, the Caribbean, and Bahamas. Its abundance has decreased due to overcollection in some areas. [2]
It has a shell with shades of reddish-brown with wavy stripes. There are dark stripes on the outer lip of the shell. The lip around the aperture forms a triangle shape. The shell may reach a maximum of 7 inches in length. [2] The shell may be covered by algae or other sessile marine organisms.
The maximum recorded shell length is 154 mm. [3]
Cassis flammea inhabits shallow tropical waters, in the depth range of 10 to 35 ft, usually in the sand around reefs.[ citation needed]
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 1 m; maximum recorded depth is 12 m. [3]
These sea snails feed on sea urchins, which they typically hunt at night. [2]