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Cassidae

Index Cassidae

The Cassidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized, large, and sometimes very large sea snails commonly called helmet snails or bonnet snails. [1]

52 relations: Animal, Aperture (mollusc), Arthur Adams (zoologist), Caenogastropoda, Cameo (carving), Carnelian, Casmaria, Casmaria erinaceus, Cassis (gastropod), Cassis cornuta, Cassis madagascariensis, Cassis tuberosa, Columella, Cypraecassis, Cypraecassis rufa, Echinoderm, Echinophoria, Eucorys, Family (biology), Galeodea, Galeodea rugosa, Gastropod shell, Gastropoda, Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Hypsogastropoda, Intertidal zone, Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link, Littorinimorpha, Microsconsia, Mollusca, Ocean, Onyx, Oocorys, Operculum (gastropod), Phalium, Phalium bandatum, Proboscis, Radula, Sconsia, Scotch bonnet (sea snail), Sea snail, Sea urchin, Semicassis, Semicassis pyrum, Siphonal canal, Spire (mollusc), Sulfuric acid, Taxonomy (biology), Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005), Tonnidae, ..., Tonnoidea, Varix (mollusc). Expand index (2 more) »

Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Aperture (mollusc)

The aperture is an opening in certain kinds of mollusc shells: it is the main opening of the shell, where the head-foot part of the body of the animal emerges for locomotion, feeding, etc.

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Arthur Adams (zoologist)

Arthur Adams (1820 in Gosport, Hampshire – 1878) was an English physician and naturalist.

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Caenogastropoda

Caenogastropoda (from Ancient Greek caeno- meaning "recent") is a taxonomic clade, a large diverse group which are mostly sea snails and other marine gastropod mollusks, but also includes some freshwater snails and some land snails.

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Cameo (carving)

Cameo is a method of carving an object such as an engraved gem, item of jewellery or vessel.

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Carnelian

Carnelian (also spelled cornelian) is a brownish-red mineral commonly used as a semi-precious gemstone.

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Casmaria

Casmaria, is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.

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Casmaria erinaceus

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

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Cassis (gastropod)

Cassis, common name the helmet shells, is a genus of very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.

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Cassis cornuta

Cassis cornuta, common name the horned helmet, is a species of extremely large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.

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Cassis madagascariensis

Cassis madagascariensis, common name the queen helmet, is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and bonnet shells.

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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.

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Columella

Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella (4 – c. 70 AD) was a prominent writer on agriculture in the Roman empire.

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Cypraecassis

Cypraecassis is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae.

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Cypraecassis rufa

Cypraecassis rufa is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae.

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Echinoderm

Echinoderm is the common name given to any member of the phylum Echinodermata (from Ancient Greek, ἐχῖνος, echinos – "hedgehog" and δέρμα, derma – "skin") of marine animals.

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Echinophoria

Echinophoria is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

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Eucorys

Eucorys is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

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Family (biology)

In biological classification, family (familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.

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Galeodea

Galeodea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae.

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Galeodea rugosa

Galeodea rugosa, common name: the rugose bonnet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

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Gastropod shell

The gastropod shell is part of the body of a gastropod or snail, a kind of mollusc.

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Gastropoda

The gastropods, more commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca, called Gastropoda.

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Giovanni Antonio Scopoli

Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (sometimes Latinized as Johannes Antonius Scopolius) (3 June 1723 – 8 May 1788) was an Italian physician and naturalist.

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Hypsogastropoda

Hypsogastropoda is a clade containing marine gastropods within the clade Caenogastropoda.

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Intertidal zone

The intertidal zone, also known as the foreshore and seashore and sometimes referred to as the littoral zone, is the area that is above water at low tide and under water at high tide (in other words, the area between tide marks).

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Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link

Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link (2 February 1767 – 1 January 1851) was a German naturalist and botanist.

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Littorinimorpha

Littorinimorpha is a large clade of snails, gastropods, consisting primarily of sea snails (marine species), and also in addition some freshwater snails (aquatic species) and land snails (terrestrial species).

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Microsconsia

Microsconsia is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marinegastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

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Mollusca

Mollusca is a large phylum of invertebrate animals whose members are known as molluscs or mollusksThe formerly dominant spelling mollusk is still used in the U.S. — see the reasons given in Gary Rosenberg's.

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Ocean

An ocean (the sea of classical antiquity) is a body of saline water that composes much of a planet's hydrosphere.

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Onyx

Onyx is a banded variety of the oxide mineral chalcedony.

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Oocorys

Oocorys is a genus of large, deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

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Operculum (gastropod)

The operculum, meaning little lid, (plural: opercula or operculums) is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure like a trapdoor which exists in many (but not all) groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails.

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Phalium

Phalium, common name the bonnet shells, is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells, bonnet shells and their allies.

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Phalium bandatum

Phalium bandatum, common name the banded bonnet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae.

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Proboscis

A proboscis is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal, either a vertebrate or an invertebrate.

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Radula

The radula (plural radulae or radulas) is an anatomical structure that is used by mollusks for feeding, sometimes compared to a tongue.

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Sconsia

Sconsia is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

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Scotch bonnet (sea snail)

The Scotch bonnet (scientific name: Semicassis granulata) is a medium-sized to large species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Cassinae, the helmet shells and bonnet shells.

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Sea snail

Sea snail is a common name for snails that normally live in saltwater, in other words marine gastropods.

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Sea urchin

Sea urchins or urchins are typically spiny, globular animals, echinoderms in the class Echinoidea.

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Semicassis

Semicassis is a genus of medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cassinae within the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

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Semicassis pyrum

Semicassis pyrum, common name the "pear bonnet" or "common helmet", is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells, bonnet shells and their allies.

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Siphonal canal

The siphonal canal is an anatomical feature of the shells of certain groups of sea snails within the clade Neogastropoda.

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Spire (mollusc)

A spire is a part of the coiled shell of molluscs.

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Sulfuric acid

Sulfuric acid (alternative spelling sulphuric acid) is a mineral acid with molecular formula H2SO4.

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Taxonomy (biology)

Taxonomy is the science of defining and naming groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics.

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Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)

The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised in 2005 by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is a system for the scientific classification of gastropod mollusks.

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Tonnidae

The Tonnidae are a family of medium-sized to very large sea snails, known as the tun shells.

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Tonnoidea

The Tonnoidea are a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.

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Varix (mollusc)

A varix (Pl. varices) is an anatomical feature of the shell of certain sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs.

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Cassinae, Helmet shell, Helmet shells, Helmet-shell.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassidae

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