WoRMS taxon details

Cassis cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758)

208963  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208963)

accepted
Species
Buccinum cornutum Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cassis (Cassis) cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758) · alternative representation
Cassis labiata Dillwyn, 1817 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Buccinum cornutum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Description The largest of all helmet shells, ;up to 35 cm. A very solid, heavy, rotund shell with large, horn-like knobs and a wide,...  
Description The largest of all helmet shells, ;up to 35 cm. A very solid, heavy, rotund shell with large, horn-like knobs and a wide, flat base. Dorsally pale orange, base vivid orange, faintly marked with white and brown. Habitat: sand and coral rubble, often around reefs. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Cassis cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208963 on 2024-10-07
Date
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1997-02-22 16:55:09Z
created
2002-07-21 12:48:32Z
changed
2011-12-12 16:39:41Z
checked
2017-01-13 17:34:31Z
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2021-03-15 11:43:19Z
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original description  (of Buccinum cornutum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Cassis hamata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]   

original description  (of Cassis labiata Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 589 [details]   

original description  (of Cassis caputequinum Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]   

basis of record Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 59 [details]   

additional source Chari, V. K. (1956). The horned helmet, <i>Cassis cornuta</i> Linn. - an addition to the list of marine gastropods of Bombay. <em>Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.</em> 55(4): 736-738., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48180555#page/900/mode/1up [details]   

additional source Conrad, T. A. (1849). Notes on shells, with descriptions of new genera and species. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia, second series.</em> 1(4): 210-214., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35780300
page(s): 210 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Description The largest of all helmet shells, ;up to 35 cm. A very solid, heavy, rotund shell with large, horn-like knobs and a wide, flat base. Dorsally pale orange, base vivid orange, faintly marked with white and brown. Habitat: sand and coral rubble, often around reefs. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
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English horned helmet shellhorned helmetgiant helmet  [details]
German Große SturmhaubeGehörnte Helmschnecke  [details]
Japanese トウカムリ  [details]