Biology:Phalium flammiferum
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Phalium flammiferum | |
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| A shell of Phalium flammiferum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cassidae |
| Genus: | Phalium |
| Species: | P. flammiferum
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| Binomial name | |
| Phalium flammiferum (P.F. Röding, 1798)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Phalium flammiferum, the striped bonnet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
Description
Shells of Phalium flammiferum can reach a size of 41–110 millimetres (1.6–4.3 in).[1][2] These moderately large shells are oval or globular, with a pointed spire and a smooth surface covered with longitudinal brown to pale brown stripes. Outer lip is denticulate, with large brown bands. The aperture is dark brown.[3]
Distribution and habitat
This species has an Indo-Pacific distribution. It can be found from Japan to Vietnam and in Northern China Seas.[1][4] It prefers fine sandy substratum at depths of 10 to 50 m.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Phalium flammiferum" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_193.shtml.
- ↑ Conchology
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 WoRMS
- ↑ Discover life
Wikidata ☰ Q14084791 entry
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