Biology:Semicassis faurotis

Short description: Species of gastropod

Semicassis faurotis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cassidae
Genus:	Semicassis
Species:	S. faurotis
Binomial name
Semicassis faurotis (Jousseaume, 1888)
Synonyms
Cassis crossei Hidalgo, 1896 Faurotis faurotis Jousseaume, 1888 (original combination) Phalium faurotis Jousseaume, 1888 Semicassis (Semicassis) faurotis Jousseaume, 1888 (accepted, alternate representation)

Phalium faurotis is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean, with its type locality in the Gulf of Aden.

References

• 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

External links

• Jousseaume, F. (1888). Description des mollusques recueillis par M. le Dr. Faurot dans la Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France. 1: 165–223

Wikidata ☰ Q7180296 entry