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== Distribution == |
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This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean in: North Carolina, Florida, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Bermuda, Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, [[List of marine molluscs of Brazil|Brazil]], and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean at the Cape Verde Islands. [http://www.malacolog.org/search.php?nameid=2804] |
This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean in: North Carolina, Florida, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Bermuda, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, [[List of marine molluscs of Brazil|Brazil]], and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean at the Cape Verde Islands. [http://www.malacolog.org/search.php?nameid=2804] |
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[[File:King helmet Cassis tuberosa.jpg|thumb|Ventral side, animal alive but soft parts retracted]] |
[[File:King helmet Cassis tuberosa.jpg|thumb|Ventral side, animal alive but soft parts retracted]] |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cassidae |
Genus: | Cassis |
Species: | C. tuberosa
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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.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean in: North Carolina, Florida, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Bermuda, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, Brazil, and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean at the Cape Verde Islands. [1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/King_helmet_Cassis_tuberosa.jpg/220px-King_helmet_Cassis_tuberosa.jpg)
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 301 mm.[2]
Habitat
Its minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] and maximum recorded depth is 27 m.[2]
Human use
The shell of this species has been used for creating cameos.
References
- ^ Cassis tuberosa (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- ^ a b c 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.