Superfamily Tonnoidea Subfamily Cassinae Rank Species | Genus Cassis | |
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Similar Cassis, Cassis madagascariensis, Cassidae, Cassis flammea, Cypraecassis | ||
Cassis tuberosa
Cassis tuberosa, the king helmet, is a species of very large sea snail with a solid, heavy shell, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.
Contents
- Cassis tuberosa
- Caracol gallinita cassis tuberosa king helmet
- Distribution
- Description
- Habitat
- Human use
- References
Caracol gallinita cassis tuberosa king helmet
Distribution
This species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean in: North Carolina, Florida, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Bermuda, Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, Brazil, and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean at the Cape Verde Islands. [1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 301 mm.
Habitat
Its minimum recorded depth is 0 m. and maximum recorded depth is 27 m.
Human use
The shell of this species has been used for creating cameos.
References
Cassis tuberosa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA