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Semicassis labiata
Semicassis labiata (Lamarck, 1822)
Underside of living specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Semicassis
Species:
S. labiata
Binomial name
Semicassis labiata
( Perry, 1811)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cassidea labiata Perry, 1811
  • Cassis achatina Lamarck, 1816
  • Phalium (Xenogalea) labiatum (Perry, 1811)
  • Phalium labiatum (Perry, 1811)
  • Semicassis (Semicassis) labiata (Perry, 1811)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Semicassis labiata iheringi (Carcelles, 1953)
  • Semicassis labiata labiata (G. Perry, 1811)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Xenogalea collactea Finlay, 1928
  • Xenogalea insperata Iredale, 1927

Semicassis labiata (formerly also known as Phalium labiatum) is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc. This species is in the subfamily Cassinae, the "helmet shells" and "bonnet shells", which feed on sea urchins. [2]

Subspecies

Semicassis labiata zeylanica (Lamarck, 1822) shell
Semicassis labiata iredalei (Bayer, 1935) shell
  • Semicassis labiata iheringi (Carcelles, 1953) [1]
  • Semicassis labiata labiata (G. Perry, 1811) [1]
  • Semicassis labiata zeylanica (Lamarck, 1822)

Distribution

This species occurs in New Zealand [3]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length of Semicassis labiata iheringi is 76 mm. [4] Also trawled at 70-75 m. depth, off Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth of Semicassis labiata iheringi is 25 m, and the maximum recorded depth is 84 m. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c WoRMS (2010). Semicassis labiata. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533621 on 2011-02-17
  2. ^ Gofas, S. (2012). Semicassis labiata (Perry, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533621 on 2012-07-15
  3. ^ Powell A. W. B. (1979). William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland ISBN  0-00-216906-1.
  4. ^ a b Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  • Finlay, H. J. (1928). The Recent Mollusca of the Chatham Islands. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 59: 232–286.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • MacDonald & Co (1979). The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch

Media related to Semicassis labiata at Wikimedia Commons


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Semicassis labiata
Semicassis labiata (Lamarck, 1822)
Underside of living specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Semicassis
Species:
S. labiata
Binomial name
Semicassis labiata
( Perry, 1811)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cassidea labiata Perry, 1811
  • Cassis achatina Lamarck, 1816
  • Phalium (Xenogalea) labiatum (Perry, 1811)
  • Phalium labiatum (Perry, 1811)
  • Semicassis (Semicassis) labiata (Perry, 1811)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Semicassis labiata iheringi (Carcelles, 1953)
  • Semicassis labiata labiata (G. Perry, 1811)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Xenogalea collactea Finlay, 1928
  • Xenogalea insperata Iredale, 1927

Semicassis labiata (formerly also known as Phalium labiatum) is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc. This species is in the subfamily Cassinae, the "helmet shells" and "bonnet shells", which feed on sea urchins. [2]

Subspecies

Semicassis labiata zeylanica (Lamarck, 1822) shell
Semicassis labiata iredalei (Bayer, 1935) shell
  • Semicassis labiata iheringi (Carcelles, 1953) [1]
  • Semicassis labiata labiata (G. Perry, 1811) [1]
  • Semicassis labiata zeylanica (Lamarck, 1822)

Distribution

This species occurs in New Zealand [3]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length of Semicassis labiata iheringi is 76 mm. [4] Also trawled at 70-75 m. depth, off Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth of Semicassis labiata iheringi is 25 m, and the maximum recorded depth is 84 m. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c WoRMS (2010). Semicassis labiata. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533621 on 2011-02-17
  2. ^ Gofas, S. (2012). Semicassis labiata (Perry, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533621 on 2012-07-15
  3. ^ Powell A. W. B. (1979). William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland ISBN  0-00-216906-1.
  4. ^ a b Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  • Finlay, H. J. (1928). The Recent Mollusca of the Chatham Islands. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 59: 232–286.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • MacDonald & Co (1979). The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch

Media related to Semicassis labiata at Wikimedia Commons



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