Semicassis saburon

Semicassis saburon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Tonnoidea
Family:	Cassidae
Genus:	Semicassis
Species:	S. saburon
Binomial name
	Semicassis saburon; (Bruguière, 1792)
Synonyms
	Bulbus globosus (Jeffreys, 1885); Cassidea saburon Bruguière, 1792; Cassis adansoni Locard, 1886; Cassis laevigata Defrance, 1817 †; Cassis platystomus Brugnone, 1880; Cassis saburon (Bruguière, 1792); Cassis saburon var. costulata Argüelles, 1909; Cassis saburon var. crassa Pallary, 1900; Cassis saburon var. minor Pallary, 1900; Cassis saburon var. monterosatoi Bayer, 1935; Cassis saburon var. nigra Argüelles, 1909; Cassis saburon var. platystoma Gignoux, 1913; Cassis saburoni Locard, 1886; Cassis texta Bronn, 1827 † (dubious synonym); Cassis texta var. striata Philippi, 1836; Natica globosa Jeffreys, 1885; Phalium saburon (Bruguière, 1792); Semicassis (Semicassis) saburon (Bruguière, 1792) · alternate representation; Semicassis miolaevigata Sacco, 1890; Semicassis saburon evanescens Settepassi, 1970 (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binomial nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)); Semicassis saburon inaequalis Settepassi, 1970 (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binomial nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)); Semicassis saburon multicostata Settepassi, 1970 (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binomial nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4));

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

Description

The shell of Semicassis saburon can reach a size of about 35–75 millimetres (1.4–3.0 in).^[2]^[3]

Distribution

This species is present in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the Bay of Biscay south to Ghana, and west to the Azores, and the Canaries.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Semicassis saburon (Bruguière, 1792). Gofas, S. (2009). Phalium saburon (Bruguière, 1792). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139027 on 9 September 2010 .
^ Arianna Fulvo et Roberto Nistri, 2005 : 350 coquillages du monde entier, Delachaux et Niestlé (Paris) : 256 p. (ISBN 2-603-01374-2)
^ ^a ^b "Semicassis saburon". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

Adanson, M., 1757 Histoire naturelle du Sénégal. Coquillages, p. 275 p, 19 pls
Fischer-Piette, E., 1942. Les mollusques d'Adanson. Journal de Conchyliologie 85: 104-366
Settepassi F. (1970). Atlante malacologico dei molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo Vol. 1.

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[WoRMS-1] Semicassis saburon (Bruguière, 1792). Gofas, S. (2009). Phalium saburon (Bruguière, 1792). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139027 on 9 September 2010 .

[2] Arianna Fulvo et Roberto Nistri, 2005 : 350 coquillages du monde entier, Delachaux et Niestlé (Paris) : 256 p. (ISBN 2-603-01374-2)

[AA-3] "Semicassis saburon". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

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