Cypraecassis
Encyclopedia
Cypraecassis is a genus
of medium-sized to large sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of medium-sized to large sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae.
Species
Species within the genus Cypraecassis include:- Cypraecassis coarctica
- Cypraecassis rufaCypraecassis rufaCypraecassis rufa is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae. It is commonly known as the bullmouth or red helmet shell, and also as the cameo shell.-Distribution:...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Cypraecassis tenuis
- Cypraecassis testiculusCypraecassis testiculusCypraecassis testiculus, common name the reticulated cowry helmet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails....
(Linnaeus, 1758)- Cypraecassis testiculus senegalica
- Cypraecassis wilmaeCypraecassis wilmaeCypraecassis wilmae is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails....
Kreipl & Alf, 2000
External links
- Natural History Rotterdam images of the family: http://www.nmr-pics.nl/Tonnidae/album/index.html