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Cassis patamakanthini

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Cassis patamakanthini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Cassis
Species:
C. patamakanthini
Binomial name
Cassis patamakanthini
Parth, 2000[1]

Cassis patamakanthini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.[2]

Description

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Maximum length up to 50 mm.

Distribution

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Found in Western Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania and occurs in South-West India .

References

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  1. ^ Parth (2000). La Conchiglia 32 (294-295) : 87-93. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  2. ^ Cassis patamakanthini Parth, 2000. WoRMS (2010). Cassis patamakanthini Parth, 2000. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458074 on 14 August 2010 .