Semicassis pyrum
Semicassis pyrum, common name the "pear bonnet" or "common helmet", is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells, bonnet shells and their allies.
Semicassis pyrum | |
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A shell of Semicassis pyrum, lateral view | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cassidae |
Genus: | Semicassis |
Species: | S. pyrum |
Binomial name | |
Semicassis pyrum (Lamarck,1822) | |
References
- Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- "Semicassis pyrum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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