| Cassis flammea | |
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| Five views of a shell of Cassis flammea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cassidae |
| Genus: | Cassis |
| Species: | C. flammea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cassis flammea | |
Cassis flammea is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. [1]
Cassis flammea is found in Florida, the Caribbean, and Bahamas. Its abundance has decreased due to overcollection in some areas. [2]
It has a shell with shades of reddish-brown with wavy stripes. There are dark stripes on the outer lip of the shell. The lip around the aperture forms a triangle shape. The shell may reach a maximum of 7 inches in length. [2] The shell may be covered by algae or other sessile marine organisms.
The maximum recorded shell length is 154 mm. [3]
Cassis flammea inhabits shallow tropical waters, in the depth range of 10 to 35 ft, usually in the sand around reefs.[ citation needed ]
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 1 m; maximum recorded depth is 12 m. [3]
These sea snails feed on sea urchins, which they typically hunt at night. [2]
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