Phalium flammiferum

Phalium flammiferum, the striped bonnet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

Phalium flammiferum
A shell of Phalium flammiferum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Cassidae
Subfamily:
Phalinae
Genus:
Phalium
Species:
P. flammiferum
Binomial name
Phalium flammiferum
(P.F. Röding, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Buccinum rugosum Gmelin, J.F., 1791
  • Buccinum strigatum Gmelin, J.F., 1791
  • Cassis rugosa Röding, P.F., 1798
  • Phalium flammeolum Link, H.F., 1807
  • Cassis variegata Perry, G., 1811
  • Cassis zebra Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822
  • Cassis undata "Martini, F.H.W." Deshayes, G.P., 1844
  • Phalium kuesteri Bayer, F.M., 1935

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Description

Shells of Phalium flammiferum can reach a size of 41–110 millimetres (1.6–4.3 in).[1][2] These moderately large shells are oval or globular, with a pointed spire and a smooth surface covered with longitudinal brown to pale brown stripes. Outer lip is denticulate, with large brown bands. The aperture is dark brown.[3]

Distribution and habitat

This species has an Indo-Pacific distribution. It can be found from Japan to Vietnam and in Northern China Seas.[1][4] It prefers fine sandy substratum at depths of 10 to 50 m.[3]

References
  1. "Phalium flammiferum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. Conchology
  3. WoRMS
  4. Discover life


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