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Casmaria erinaceus

Casmaria erinaceus

Classification

Family
Cassidae

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. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 79 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, and Mauritius; in the Pacific Ocean along Melanesia, Micronesia, and the Philippines.

Distribution

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France · 2Mexico · 2United States of America · 2United Kingdom · 1