Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791) is a animal in the Cassidae family, order Littorinimorpha, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791)

Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791)

Semicassis undulata is a medium-sized marine helmet/bonnet snail found in the Mediterranean and parts of the Atlantic.

Family
Genus
Semicassis
Order
Littorinimorpha
Class
Gastropoda

About Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791)

Semicassis undulata, first formally described by Gmelin in 1791, is a medium-sized species of sea snail. It is a marine gastropod mollusc that belongs to the subfamily Cassinae, which is the group commonly known as helmet snails and bonnet snails. This species is native to the Mediterranean region. It can be found in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Northwest Africa and near the Macaronesian Islands.

Photo: (c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sylvain Le Bris · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Cassidae Semicassis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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