Australian bonnet [Semicassis bisulcata]
Description
Australian bonnet is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae. The shell is large, solid, and heavy with a globular shape. The color is white with dark brown spots. It is found in the waters around Australia and New Zealand.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Tonnoidea
Tonnoidea
|
| Family |
Cassids
Cassidae
|
| Genus |
Bonnet Shells
Phalium
|