Phalium granulatum peristephes (nodular Scotch bonnet snail) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 2 (16189783312)
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Description: Phalium granulatum peristephes Pilsbry & McGinty, 1939 - apertural view of a nodular Scotch bonnet snail shell, 1.75 cm tall. Family Cassidae - cassid snails prey on echinoids (and other echinoderms) in shallow-water marine sandy substrates and reef facies in tropical to temperate settings. Date: 16 March 2011, 20:16. Source: Phalium granulatum peristephes (nodular Scotch bonnet snail) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 2. Author: James St. John.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
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- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Mollusca (molluscs)
- Gastropoda (snails)
- Littorinimorpha
- Tonnoidea
- Cassidae (helmet shells)
- Semicassis
- Semicassis granulata (grooved helmet)
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