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Release 31.03 went live 18th November, 2011

Cassis (Cassis) tessellata

(Gmelin, J.F., 1791) West African Helmet Shell size 66 - 300 mm Senegal - Angola; Caribbean
Taxonomic Information
ClassGASTROPODA ORTHOGASTROPODA
OrderLITTORINIMORPHA
SuperFamilyTONNOIDEA
FamilyCASSIDAE CASSINAE
open bookPage/Plate
Hamlyn Guide to Shells of the Worldp 128
Collector's guide to Seashells of the Worldp 79/6
Compendium of Seashellsp 110/4.3
Malacological Fauna from the Cape Verde Archipelagop 93; 319/387
West African Seashellsp 123
Shells of Gabonp 61/90
Recent Cassidaep 16-17; 85/5
Synonyms
Buccinum maculosa Gmelin, J.F., 1791
Recent Cassidaep 16
Buccinum rumpfii Gmelin, J.F., 1791
Recent Cassidaep 16
Cassis fasciata Bruguière, J.G., 1792 : E Africa - Malaysia
Recent Cassidaep 17
Cassis coronata Röding, P.F., 1798
Mus. Bolten II
Recent Cassidaep 17
Cassis spinosa "Gronovius" Deshayes, G.P., 1844
Recent Cassidaep 17
Cassis spinosa "Meuschen, F.C." Iredale, T., 1927
Recent Cassidaep 17
cameraImage Acknowledgments
1 Eddie Hardy
2 Lowtide Shells
3 Lowtide Shells
4 Mollusc Net Auctions
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