Reticulated Cowry Helmet

Cypraecassis testiculus

"Cypraecassis testiculus", common name the reticulated cowry helmet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. There is one subspecies: "Cypraecassis testiculus senegalica"
Reticulated cowry helmet - Cypraecassis testiculus senegalica Diving in Sal, Cabo Verde.  Cape Verde,Cypraecassis testiculus,Fall,Geotagged

Appearance

The maximum recorded shell length is 85 mm.

Distribution

This species can be found on rocky shores in the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 60 m. Freshly-dead 'crabbed' shells have been trapped at 150–180 metres depth off West coast Barbados in the Lesser Antilles.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderLittorinimorpha
FamilyCassidae
GenusCypraecassis
SpeciesC. testiculus
Photographed in
Cabo Verde