Semicassis thomsoni is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.[1]
| Semicassis thomsoni | |
|---|---|
_-_Cassidae_-_Mollusc_shell.jpeg)
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Cassidae |
| Genus: | Semicassis |
| Species: | S. thomsoni
|
| Binomial name | |
| Semicassis thomsoni (Brazier, 1875)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in New Zealand.[2] and in the Australian part of the Tasman Sea.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semicassis thomsoni (Brazier, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591489 on 2022-05-21
- ^ Powell A. W. B. (1979). William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland ISBN 0-00-216906-1.
- Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
External links
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Semicassis thomsoni.
.JPG){kind=small} | This Cassidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |