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Semicassis is a genus of medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cassinae within the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderLittorinimorpha
  5. FamilyCassidae
Habitatmarine

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Specimen records
635
With media
36
Family
Cassidae
Collections
LACM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, USNM, UF, PRI, DMNH
Recorded in
United States, Japan, Panama, Indonesia, Australia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cassidae
Image
Semicassis undulata.jpg
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Commons category
Semicassis
taxon name
Semicassis
taxon rank
genus
start time
37200000-0
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Species
  • Extinct Species
  • References

Semicassis is a genus of medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cassinae within the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

==Species== According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Semicassis: Semicassis adcocki (Sowerby III, 1896) Semicassis angasi (Iredale, 1927) Semicassis bisulcata (Schubert & Wagner, 1829) Semicassis bondarevi Mühlhäusser & Parth, 1993 Semicassis bulla Habe, 1961 Semicassis canaliculata (Bruguière, 1792) Semicassis cancellata (Lamarck, 1803) Semicassis centiquadrata (Valenciennes, 1832) Semicassis craticulata (Euthyme, 1885) Semicassis decipiens (Kilburn, 1980) Semicassis dorae (Kreipl & Mühlhäusser, 1996) Semicassis dougthorni Dekkers, 2013 Semicassis faurotis (Jousseaume, 1888) Semicassis fernandesi (Kilburn, 1975) † Semicassis fibrata (P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1920) Semicassis glabrata (Dunker, 1852) Semicassis granulata (Born, 1778) - synonym: Phalium granulatum (Born, 1778) † Semicassis grateloupi (Deshayes, 1853) Semicassis inornata (Pilsbry, 1895) † Semicassis kaawaensis (Bartrum & Powell, 1928) Semicassis labiata (Perry, 1811) † Semicassis laevigata (Defrance, 1817) †Semicassis lilliei (C. A. Fleming, 1943) † Semicassis marwicki (C. A. Fleming, 1943) Semicassis microstoma (Martens, 1903) † Semicassis neumayri (Hoernes, 1875) Semicassis paucirugis (Menke, 1843) Semicassis pyrum (Lamarck, 1822) Semicassis royana (Iredale, 1914) Semicassis saburon (Bruguière, 1792) Semicassis semigranosa (Lamarck, 1822) Semicassis sinuosa (Verco, 1904) † Semicassis skinneri (Marwick, 1928) Semicassis sophia (Brazier, 1872) † Semicassis subsulcosa (Hoernes & Auinger, 1884) † Semicassis szilviae Kovács & Vicián, 2018 Semicassis thachi Kreipl, Alf & Eggeling, 2006 Semicassis thomsoni (Brazier, 1875) Semicassis umbilicata (Pease, 1861) Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791) Semicassis westralis Kreipl, 1997 Semicassis whitworthi (Abbott, 1968) Semicassis zeylanica (Lamarck, 1822) Species brought into synonymy: Semicassis cicatricosa (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Semicassis granulata (Born, 1778) Semicassis diuturna Iredale, 1927: synonym of Semicassis bisulcata (Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829) Semicassis japonica (Reeve, 1848): synonym of Semicassis bisulcata (Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829) Semicassis miolaevigata Sacco, 1890: synonym of Semicassis saburon (Bruguière, 1792) Semicassis obscura Habe, 1961: synonym of Semicassis bulla Habe, 1961 Semicassis pauciruge: synonym of Semicassis paucirugis (Menke, 1843) Semicassis persimilis Kira, 1955: synonym of Semicassis bisulcata (Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829) Semicassis pila (Reeve, 1848): synonym of Semicassis bisulcata (Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829) Semicassis salmonea Beu, Bouchet & Tröndlé, 2012: synonym of Semicassis bulla Habe, 1961 thumb|250px|right|Fossil shell of Semicassis rondoletii

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