Casmaria atlantica

Casmaria atlantica is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.[1]

Casmaria atlantica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Cassidae
Genus:
Casmaria
Species:
C. atlantica
Binomial name
Casmaria atlantica
Clench, 1944

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm.[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 7 m; the maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[2]

References
  1. Casmaria atlantica Clench, 1944. WoRMS (2010). Casmaria atlantica Clench, 1944. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419776 on 14 August 2010 .
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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