Semicassis zeylanica Helmet Shell

Semicassis zeylanica is commonly referred to as Helmet Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Semicassis zeylanica,giant's castle Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

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lexID:: 13203
AphiaID:: 954676

Scientific:: Semicassis zeylanica
German:: Sturmhaube, Helmschnecke
English:: Helmet Shell

Category:: Lumache

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cassidae (Family) > Semicassis (Genus) > zeylanica (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lamarck, ), 1822

Occurrence:: East Africa, Indian Ocean, Mozambique, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Western Indian Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 15 - 150 Meter
Habitats:: Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 7,8 cm
Temperature:: 55.4 °F - 19,5 °F (13°C - 19,5°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Clams, Predatory, Sea urchins
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Semicassis adcocki
Semicassis angasi
Semicassis bisulcata
Doppelfurchige Helmschnecke
Semicassis bondarevi
Semicassis bulla
Semicassis canaliculata
Semicassis centiquadrata
Panama-Helmschnecke
Semicassis craticulata
Semicassis decipiens
Semicassis dorae
Semicassis dougthorni
Semicassis faurotis
Semicassis fernandesi
Semicassis glabrata
Semicassis granulata
Semicassis inornata
Semicassis labiata
Semicassis microstoma
Semicassis paucirugis
Semicassis pyrum
Birnen-Helmschnecke
Semicassis royana
Semicassis saburon
Semicassis semigranosa
Semicassis sinuosa
Semicassis sophia
Semicassis thachi
Semicassis thomsoni
Semicassis umbilicata
Semicassis undulata
Mittelmeer-Helmschnecke, Mittelmeer-Strumhaube
Semicassis westralis
Semicassis whitworthi
Semicassis zeylanica
Sturmhaube, Helmschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-08-15 19:13:49
Last edit:: 2025-01-24 14:16:09

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Semicassis zeylanica (Lamarck, 1822)

Synonymised names
Cassis pirum var. intercedens E. von Martens, 1904 · unaccepted
Cassis zeylanica Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Phalium (Xenogalea) labiatum var. iredalei Bayer, 1935 · unaccepted
Phalium labiatum iredalei Bayer, 1935 · unaccepted
Phalium labiatum zeylanicum (Lamarck, 1822) · unaccepted
Phalium labiatum zeylanicum f. iredalei Bayer, 1935 · unaccepted
Semicassis (Semicassis) zeylanica (Lamarck, 1822) · alternative representation
Semicassis labiata zeylanica (Lamarck, 1822) · unaccepted
Semicassis labiata zeylanica f. iredalei (Bayer, 1935) · unaccepted

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Semicassis zeylanica,outer photographers, Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2021 (CC-BY-SA)

Semicassis zeylanica,giant's castle Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

Semicassis zeylanica, atlantis reef Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

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