Cassis cornuta, Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Cassis cornuta, Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Cassis cornuta, Obverse, Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
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. The largest of all helmet shells.
Information
Max Size: 35 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 23.9-29.6°C
Habitat: Coral Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (5% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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