Semicassis centiquadrata

Semicassis centiquadrata is a species of sea snail in the family Cassidae.[1][2]

Semicassis centiquadrata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Semicassis
Species:
S. centiquadrata
Binomial name
Semicassis centiquadrata
(Valenciennes, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Cassis centiquadrata Valenciennes, 1832 superseded combination
  • Cassis corrugata Swainson, 1822 junior subjective synonym
  • Cassis doliata Valenciennes, 1832 junior subjective synonym
  • Cassis lactea Kiener, 1835 junior subjective synonym
  • Phalium centiquadratum (Valenciennes, 1832) superseded combination
  • Semicassis (Semicassis) centiquadrata (Valenciennes, 1832) · alternate representatio

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 33 mm and 83 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Sea of Cortez, W Mexico to Peru; also off the Galápagos

References

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  1. ^ "Semicassis centiquadrata (Valenciennes, 1832)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Panamic Bonnet Snail (Semicassis centiquadrata)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  • Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biología Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225-284.
  • Beu A.G. 2010 (August). Neogene tonnoidean gastropods of tropical and South America: contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama Paleontology Projects and uplift of the Central American Isthmus. Bulletins of American Paleontology 377-378: 550 pp, 79 pls
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