Cypraecassis rufa (cameo helmet snail) (eastern coast of Africa) 3

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Description: English: Cypraecassis rufa (Linnaeus, 1758) - cameo helmet snail shell from Africa. (apical view) (~8.4 centimeters across at its widest) The gastropods (snails and slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs, sea slugs, and pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores. Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cassidae Locality: unrecorded site along the eastern coast of Africa Info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypraecassis_rufa. Date: 31 August 2021, 16:30:39. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/51419562587/. Author: James St. John.