Semicassis faurotis

Semicassis faurotis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cassidae
Genus:	Semicassis
Species:	S. faurotis
Binomial name
	Semicassis faurotis; (Jousseaume, 1888)
Synonyms
	Cassis crossei Hidalgo, 1896; Faurotis faurotis Jousseaume, 1888 (original combination); Phalium faurotis Jousseaume, 1888; Semicassis (Semicassis) faurotis Jousseaume, 1888 (accepted, alternate representation);

Phalium faurotis is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.^[1]^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean,^[2] with its type locality in the Gulf of Aden.^[1]

^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Semicassis faurotis (Jousseaume, 1888)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ a b "Semicassis faurotis (Jousseaume, 1888)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

Steyn, D.G & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. Pp. i–vi, 1–289

Jousseaume, F. (1888). Description des mollusques recueillis par M. le Dr. Faurot dans la Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France. 1: 165–223

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