Horned Helmet (species: Cassis cornuta) in Upolu Reef (Gaia Guide)
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Cassis cornuta
Horned Helmet


©David Witherall and Matt Quintal: Horned Helmet (Cassis cornuta)

©David Witherall and Matt Quintal: Horned Helmet (Cassis cornuta)

©Anne: Cassis cornuta about 30 cm long. Off Pidgin Point, Lizard Island, about 25 metres depth on soft bottom

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Neotaenioglossa
Family Cassidae
Genus Cassis
Species Cassis cornuta

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Distinguishing features

An unmistakeable large, heavy marine snail.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: The specimen photographed here appears to be the first record from the Lizard Island area (Jan 2015). The off-reef habitat is rarely visited so the species may be more common in the area than it seems. Later in 2015 (Nov), a larger specimen was seen in shallower water.

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