Biology:Semicassis royana

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Semicassis royana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Semicassis
Species:
S. royana
Binomial name
Semicassis royana
(Iredale, 1914)
Synonyms

Cassidea royana Iredale, 1914

Semicassis royana is a species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.

Dsecription

This species attains a size of 140 mm.

Distribution

Pacific Ocean: New Zealand.

References

  • Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1

Wikidata ☰ Q3141596 entry