Cassidae

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:family
gptkbp:class gptkb:Gastropoda
gptkbp:commonName helmet snails
gptkbp:conservationStatus not globally threatened
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Lamarck
gptkbp:describedYear 1822
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:distribution worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cassidae
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity shells used for decoration
shells used for cameos
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Cassis
Cypraecassis
Phalium
gptkbp:notableSpecies Cassis cornuta
Cassis tuberosa
Cypraecassis rufa
gptkbp:order gptkb:Littorinimorpha
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Mollusca
gptkbp:predators sea urchins
echinoderms
gptkbp:shellType distinctive helmet-like shape
thick and heavy shells
gptkbp:superfamily gptkb:Tonnoidea
gptkbp:typeSpecies Cassis madagascariensis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prosobranchia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6