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

Semicassis saburon
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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[1]
  • 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))

Description

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

Distribution

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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

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  1. ^ 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 .
  2. ^ Arianna Fulvo et Roberto Nistri, 2005 : 350 coquillages du monde entier, Delachaux et Niestlé (Paris) : 256 p. (ISBN 2-603-01374-2)
  3. ^ 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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