Semicassis saburon

Semicassis saburon is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.^[1]

Semicassis saburon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Tonnoidea
Family:	Cassidae
Genus:	Semicassis
Species:	S. saburon
Binomial name
Semicassis saburon (Bruguière, 1792)
Synonyms[1]
Bulbus globosus (Jeffreys, 1885) Cassidea saburon Bruguière, 1792 Cassis adansoni Locard, 1886 Cassis laevigata Defrance, 1817 † Cassis platystomus Brugnone, 1880 Cassis saburon (Bruguière, 1792) Cassis saburon var. costulata Argüelles, 1909 Cassis saburon var. crassa Pallary, 1900 Cassis saburon var. minor Pallary, 1900 Cassis saburon var. monterosatoi Bayer, 1935 Cassis saburon var. nigra Argüelles, 1909 Cassis saburon var. platystoma Gignoux, 1913 Cassis saburoni Locard, 1886 Cassis texta Bronn, 1827 † (dubious synonym) Cassis texta var. striata Philippi, 1836 Natica globosa Jeffreys, 1885 Phalium saburon (Bruguière, 1792) Semicassis (Semicassis) saburon (Bruguière, 1792) · alternate representation Semicassis miolaevigata Sacco, 1890 Semicassis saburon evanescens Settepassi, 1970 (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binomial nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)) Semicassis saburon inaequalis Settepassi, 1970 (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binomial nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)) Semicassis saburon multicostata Settepassi, 1970 (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binomial nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))

Description

The shell of Semicassis saburon can reach a size of about 35–75 millimetres (1.4–3.0 in).^[2][3]

Distribution

This species is present in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the Bay of Biscay south to Ghana, and west to the Azores, and the Canaries.^[3]