Biology:Casmaria erinaceus

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Casmaria erinaceus
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Five views of a shell of Casimaria erinanceus
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Five views of a shell of Casimaria erinanceus form vibex
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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. 1.0 1.1 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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5048986 entry