Semicassis undulata explained

Semicassis undulata is a Mediterranean species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Cassinae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

Taxonomy

This taxon was previously sometimes referred to at subspecies level as Semicassis granulata undulata, but in 2019, the World Register of Marine Species lists this Mediterranean taxon as a separate species from Semicassis granulata, which is a Western Atlantic taxon.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off Northwest Africa and the Macaronesian Islands.

References

Notes and References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Semicassis granulata undulata (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591482 on 2012-06-17