King Helmet
Common Name: King Helmet
Scientific Name: Cassis tuberosa
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Other Taxonomy: Superfamily: Tonnoidea Family: Cassidae Subfamily: Cassinae Genus: Cassis
Specimen #:67
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: his species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean in:North Carolina, Florida, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Bermuda, Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, Brazil, and in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean at the Cape Verde Islands.
Invasive? not invasive
Natural area of growth: Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 27 m.
Relationship with humans: the shell of this species has been used for creating cameos
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassis_tuberosa
Scientific Name: Cassis tuberosa
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Other Taxonomy: Superfamily: Tonnoidea Family: Cassidae Subfamily: Cassinae Genus: Cassis
Specimen #:67
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: his species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean in:North Carolina, Florida, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Bermuda, Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, Brazil, and in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean at the Cape Verde Islands.
Invasive? not invasive
Natural area of growth: Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 27 m.
Relationship with humans: the shell of this species has been used for creating cameos
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassis_tuberosa