Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Synonyms: Cassis madagascariensis spinella Clench 1944, Cassis spinella Clench 1944
Belongs to Cassis according to A. G. Beu 2010
See also Hendy et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Cassis (Cassis), Cassis (Hypocassis), Cassis (Morionella), Cassis (Sassia), Cassis altispira, Cassis avellana, Cassis birmanica, Cassis brevicostatus, Cassis carinata, Cassis cornuta, Cassis costulifera, Cassis delta, Cassis depressior, Cassis fimbriata, Cassis flammea, Cassis flintensis, Cassis floridensis, Cassis glaucoides, Cassis herklotsi, Cassis ketteri, Cassis maccormacki, Cassis mamillaris, Cassis mammillaris, Cassis norai, Cassis nummulitiphila, Cassis retusa, Cassis subtuberosa, Cassis sulcifera, Cassis togata, Cassis tuberosa, Cassis vialensis, Cassidea birmanica
Subtaxa: Cassis cameo
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida collections)
• Pliocene of Venezuela (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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