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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CASSIDAE: PHALIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Tonnoidea (Superfamily)
> Cassidae (Family)
> Phaliinae (Subfamily)
> Semicassis (Genus)
> sophia (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Cassis (Semicassis) Mörch, 1852
=Phalium (Semicassis) Mörch, 1852
=Phalium (Xenogalea) Iredale, 1927
=Semicassis (Xenophalium) Iredale, 1927
=Xenogalea Iredale, 1927
=Xenophalium Iredale, 1927
Synonymised Names:
=Cassis sophia Brazier, 1872
=Semicassis (Semicassis) sophia (Brazier, 1872) accepted, alternate representation
Images: Semicassis sophia (Brazier, 1872)
Rarawa Beach, Far North, NZ. © rights reserved
Dredged in 1994, off Rangaunu Bay, Northland, NZ. 87mm
Collected off Spirits Bay, Far North, NZ. 71mm
In craypot, off Northland east coast, NZ. © rights reserved
In craypot, off Northland east coast, NZ. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CASSIDAE: PHALIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Tonnoidea (Superfamily)
> Cassidae (Family)
> Phaliinae (Subfamily)
> Semicassis (Genus)
> sophia (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Cassis (Semicassis) Mörch, 1852
=Phalium (Semicassis) Mörch, 1852
=Phalium (Xenogalea) Iredale, 1927
=Semicassis (Xenophalium) Iredale, 1927
=Xenogalea Iredale, 1927
=Xenophalium Iredale, 1927
Synonymised Names:
=Cassis sophia Brazier, 1872
=Semicassis (Semicassis) sophia (Brazier, 1872) accepted, alternate representation
Details: Semicassis sophia (Brazier, 1872)
Size/Grows to:
Height 98mm, Width 60mm
Distribution:
Kermadec Islands and north-eastern North Island as far south as Tutukaka. Also Queensland to New South Wales, from 1-110m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1976 On the considerable influx of warm water molluscs that have invaded northern New Zealand waters within recent years, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 13 (p.148)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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