Casmaria
Casmaria, is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.[1]
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| Dorsal view of two shells of Casmaria ponderosa from the Philippines | |
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| Genus: | Casmaria H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 |
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| Buccinum vibex Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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Phalium (Casmaria) Adams, 1853 | |
Species
Species within the genus Casmaria include:
- Casmaria atlantica Clench, 1944
- Casmaria beui Buijse, Dekker & Verbinnen, 2013
- Casmaria boblehmani Fedosov, Olivera, Watkins & Barkalova, 2014
- Casmaria cernica (G. B. Sowerby III, 1888)
- Casmaria erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Casmaria kalosmodix (Melvill, 1883)
- Casmaria kayae Buijse, Dekker & Verbinnen, 2013
- Casmaria perryi (Iredale, 1912)
- Casmaria ponderosa (Gmelin, 1791)
- Casmaria turgida (Reeve, 1848)
- Casmaria unicolor (Pallary, 1926)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Casmaria decipiens Kilburn, R.N., 1980:[2] synonym of Phalium decipiens Kilburn, 1980
- Casmaria erinacea: synonym of Casmaria erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cascara vibexmexicana (Stearns, 1894) : synonym of Casmaria erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Cascara H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205551 on 2015-12-29
- "Casmaria decipiens". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- Harasewych, M.G. (1997). The life and malacological contributions of R. Tucker Abbott (1919-1995). The Nautilus 110 (2): 55-77
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