Semicassis_bisulcata

<i>Semicassis bisulcata</i>

Semicassis bisulcata

Species of gastropod

Semicassis bisulcata, common name: the Japanese bonnet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.[2]

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Description

Semicassis bisulcata var. japonica
Semicassis bisulcata var. persimilis

The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 85 mm. They are carnivorous and mainly feed on other smaller marine gastropods like Umbonium vestiarium.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

  1. [1]
    "Semicassis (Semicassis) bisulcata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  2. [2]
    Semicassis bisulcata. WoRMS (2009). Semicassis bisulcata. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id= 578275 on 4 December 2012 .
  3. [3]
    "Japanese bonnet snail (Semicassis bisulcata)".
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp

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