Cassis Shells

Casmaria erinaceus,

Casmaria erinaceus (Cassis Vibex) common name, the common bonnet, is a species of large sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

The size of an adult shell varies between 3/4 inch to 3 inches

These species are found in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and Mauritius; in the Pacific Ocean along Melanesia and Micronesia.

(REF: Casmaria erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758). WoRMS (2009). Casmaria erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species)

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

clade Littorinimorpha

Superfamily: Tonnoidea

Family: Cassidae

Genus: Casmaria

Species: C. erinaceus

Binomial name: Casmaria erinaceus

(Linnaeus, 1758)(REF: Casmaria erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758). WoRMS (2009). Casmaria erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species)

J1-7

One Cassis Vibex Shell measuring 1.5 to 2 inches...... OUT OF STOCK