Banded Bonnet
Phalium bandatum
Also known as: Banded Helmet, Bonnet Snail, Coronated Helmet, Helmet Seashell, Helmet Shell, Tun Shell
- Banded Helmet
- Bonnet Snail
- Coronated Helmet
- Helmet Seashell
- Helmet Shell
- Tun Shell
Overview
Found on sandy bottoms, over off-shore reefs, frequently caught in trawling nets.
They feed on sea urchins.
Cassidae can grow very large and their shells resemble Roman Helmets. These are sand dwellers mainly hunting sea urchins such as sand dollars, using chemicals to penetrate through the hard case via the anus or by drilling a hole.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
Found on sandy bottoms, over off-shore reefs, frequently caught in trawling nets.
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Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda
- orderLittorinimorpha
- familyCassidae
- genusPhalium
- speciesPhalium bandatum (Perry, 1811)
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