Casmaria perryi facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Casmaria perryi |
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| Casmaria perryi (Iredale, 1912) specimen held at Auckland Museum licensed under CC BY 4.0 | |
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clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
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Tonnoidea
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Cassidae
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Cassinae
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Casmaria
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| Species: |
C. perryi
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| Binomial name | |
| Casmaria perryi (Iredale, 1912)
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Casmaria perryi is a species of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cassinae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 53 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Zealand, southeastern Australia and Easter Island.
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