Semicassis inornata

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Semicassis inornata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Semicassis
Species:
S. inornata
Binomial name
Semicassis inornata
(Pilsbry, 1895)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cassis achatina var. inornataPilsbry, 1895 (basionym)
  • Phalium (Semicassis) inornatumPilsbry, 1895
  • Phalium (Xenophalium) inornatum(Pilsbry, 1895)
  • Semicassis (Semicassis) inornata(Pilsbry, 1895) · alternate representation
  • Semicassis (Xenophalium) inornata(Pilsbry, 1895)
  • Semicassis (Xenophalium) inornata debiaeGoodwin, 2008

Semicassis inornata is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. [1]

Contents

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

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References

  1. 1 2 Semicassis inornata (Pilsbry, 1895) . Bouchet, P. (2010). Semicassis inornata(Pilsbry, 1895). 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=458727 on 5 April 2011 .