Casmaria

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Casmaria
Dorsal view of two shells of Casmaria ponderosa from the Philippines
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Casmaria
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Type species
Buccinum vibex
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]
  • Cassis (Casmaria)
  • Phalium (Casmaria) Adams, 1853
  • Semicassis (Casmaria) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (original rank)

Casmaria, is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Phaliinae of the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.[1]

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