Species FAO code: KST

Cassis tuberosa

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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 tuberosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

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

Scientific name

Cassis tuberosa

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

KST

Morphological description

Shell very large, heavy. Spire short. Shell surface with fine reticulated sculpture and knobby projections on body whorl. Parietal shield large and well defined, triangular. 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 with brown between teeth.

Taxonomic classification

ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeotaenioglossa
  - FamilyCassidae
    - GenusCassis
      - SpeciesCassis tuberosa

Synonyms

Buccinum tuberosa Linnaeus, 1758

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

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Cassis tuberosa

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest