helmet shell

Semicassis labiata zeylanica

Summary 2

Semicassis labiata (formerly also known as Phalium labiatum) is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc. This species is in the subfamily Cassinae, the "helmet shells" and "bonnet shells", which feed on sea urchins.

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  1. (c) Fred Fourie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Fred Fourie
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semicassis_labiata_zeylanica

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Taxonomy:phylum Mollusca
Taxonomy:class Gastropoda