Cypraecassis rufa
| Cypraecassis rufa | |
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| Ventral view of a shell of Cypraecassis rufa, anterior end facing downwards | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Cassidae |
| Subfamily: | Cassinae |
| Genus: | Cypraecassis |
| Species: | C. rufa |
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Cypraecassis rufa (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Cassis rufa Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Cassis rufa Linnaeus, 1758
Cypraecassis rufa is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae. It is commonly known as the bullmouth or red helmet shell, and also as the cameo shell.
This species is found off the southern African coast from northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique. It is more common in Mozambique. It is also a common shell to find on the shores of Kenya.
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