Semicassis faurotis

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Semicassis faurotis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Semicassis
Species:
S. faurotis
Binomial name
Semicassis faurotis
(Jousseaume, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Cassis crosseiHidalgo, 1896
  • Faurotis faurotisJousseaume, 1888 (original combination)
  • Phalium faurotisJousseaume, 1888
  • Semicassis (Semicassis) faurotisJousseaume, 1888 (accepted, alternate representation)

Phalium faurotis is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. [1] [2]

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean, [2] with its type locality in the Gulf of Aden. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Semicassis faurotis (Jousseaume, 1888)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Semicassis faurotis (Jousseaume, 1888)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 13 October 2023.