Cassis patamakanthini

Cassis patamakanthini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.[2]

Cassis patamakanthini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Cassidae
Subfamily:
Cassinae
Genus:
Cassis
Species:
C. patamakanthini
Binomial name
Cassis patamakanthini
Parth, 2000[1]

Description

Maximum length up to 50 mm.

Distribution

Found in Western Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania and occurs in South-West India .

References
  1. Parth (2000). La Conchiglia 32 (294-295) : 87-93. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  2. Cassis patamakanthini Parth, 2000. WoRMS (2010). Cassis patamakanthini Parth, 2000. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458074 on 14 August 2010 .
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