Cassis tuberosa (king helmet snail) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 2 (16164819696)
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- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Mollusca (molluscs)
- Gastropoda (snails)
- Caenogastropoda (An order of snails)
- Littorinimorpha
- Tonnoidea
- Cassidae (helmet shells)
- Cassinae
- Cassis
- Cassis tuberosa (Caribbean helmet)
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