Casmaria perryi

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Casmaria perryi
Casmaria perryi (Iredale, 1912) MA28100 3of4.jpg
Casmaria perryi (Iredale, 1912) specimen held at Auckland Museum licensed under CC BY 4.0
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Cassidae
Subfamily:
Cassinae
Genus:
Casmaria
Species:
C. perryi
Binomial name
Casmaria perryi
(Iredale, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Casmaria ponderosa perryi(Iredale, 1912)
  • Cassidea perryi Iredale, 1912

Casmaria perryi is a species of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cassinae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. [1]

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 53 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand, [2] southeastern Australia and Easter Island.

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Cassidae Family of gastropods

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

<i>Casmaria erinaceus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Casmaria ponderosa</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Galeodea alcocki</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Galeodea rugosa</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Oocorys grandis</i> Species of gastropod

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Oocorys verrillii is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

<i>Phalium</i> Genus of gastropods

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References

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P.; Marshall, B. (2015). Casmaria perryi (Iredale, 1912). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=724086 on 2015-12-30
  2. ↑ Powell A. W. B. (1979). William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland ISBN   0-00-216906-1.


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