Cypraecassis rufa | |
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Ventral view of a shell of Cypraecassis rufa, anterior end facing downwards | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cassidae |
Genus: | Cypraecassis |
Species: | C. rufa
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Binomial name | |
Cypraecassis rufa | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Cypraecassis rufa is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae. It is commonly known as the bullmouth shell or red helmet shell, and also as the cameo shell. [2]
This large species attains a size of 200 mm.
This species is found off the southern African coast from northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique. It is more common in Mozambique. [3] It is also a common shell to find on the shores of Kenya.
Cypraecassis rufa | |
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Ventral view of a shell of Cypraecassis rufa, anterior end facing downwards | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cassidae |
Genus: | Cypraecassis |
Species: | C. rufa
|
Binomial name | |
Cypraecassis rufa | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Cypraecassis rufa is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae. It is commonly known as the bullmouth shell or red helmet shell, and also as the cameo shell. [2]
This large species attains a size of 200 mm.
This species is found off the southern African coast from northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique. It is more common in Mozambique. [3] It is also a common shell to find on the shores of Kenya.