Distribution ²

The King Helmet (Cassis tuberosa) is found from North Carolina (U.S.A.) to Brazil; it is rare in Florida and northward, but common in the West Indies (and the most common of the true helmets in the Caribbean). (Abbot 1968; Rehder 1981)

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Cassis%20tuberosa%20(L.,%201758)
2. (c) Shapiro, Leo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/11289708

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