WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Buccinum cornutum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description
(of Cassis hamata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description
(of Cassis labiata Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899 page(s): 589 [details]
original description
(of Cassis caputequinum Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
basis of record
Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289. page(s): 59 [details]
additional source
Chari, V. K. (1956). The horned helmet, <i>Cassis cornuta</i> Linn. - an addition to the list of marine gastropods of Bombay. <em>Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.</em> 55(4): 736-738., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48180555#page/900/mode/1up [details]
additional source
Conrad, T. A. (1849). Notes on shells, with descriptions of new genera and species. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia, second series.</em> 1(4): 210-214., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35780300 page(s): 210 [details]
From other sources
Description The largest of all helmet shells, ;up to 35 cm. A very solid, heavy, rotund shell with large, horn-like knobs and a wide, flat base. Dorsally pale orange, base vivid orange, faintly marked with white and brown. Habitat: sand and coral rubble, often around reefs. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
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horned helmet shellhorned helmetgiant helmet |
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German |
Große SturmhaubeGehörnte Helmschnecke |
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Japanese |
トウカムリ |
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