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Helmet Shell

Cassis cornuta

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Field Notes

Description:

Photo take at -40 ft near a coral reef on the sandy bottom small conch shell about 8 cm long this is a juvenile one.

Habitat:

Found on sandy bottoms near coral reefs from Florida all the Caribbean sea central America to Brazil.

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Cassis cornuta

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Comments (2)
tibiprada
Green of envy :-) love your work !
Blogie
This is a beautiful shell, Gerardo! But, it doesn't look like Cassis cornuta.... I'll see if I can help you ID it. Meantime, pls submit this to the Mollusca mission, ok? :) http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/12147638

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PublishedMay 31, 2012

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