Species FAO code: KSF

Cassis flammea

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
France	fr casque	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Cassis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Cassis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scientific name

Cassis flammea

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

KSF

Morphological description

Shell large, heavy. Spire short. Shell surface smooth, except for knobby projections on body whorl. Parietal shield large and well defined, oval. Outer lip with inner tooth-like projections. Colour: brownish cream with large patch of brown at centre of parietal shield. Outer lip entirely cream or cream-white.

Taxonomic classification

ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeotaenioglossa
  - FamilyCassidae
    - GenusCassis
      - SpeciesCassis flammea

Synonyms

Buccinum flammea Linnaeus, 1758

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Cassis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Cassis flammea

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest