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King Helmet

Cassis tuberosa

Description:

Photo take at -40 ft near to a coral reef this is a common on all the Caribbean sea , about 18 cm long and 13 cm tall hard shell are protect this beauty. Isa species of very large sea snail with a solid heavy shell, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.

Habitat:

Found from shallow waters to about 27 mt From Florida , all the Caribbean Sea, Central America .

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2 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Thanks Blogie :)

Blogie
Blogie 11 years ago

A beautiful specimen, Gerardo!

Gerardo Aizpuru
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Gerardo Aizpuru

Mexico

Spotted on Aug 19, 2012
Submitted on Aug 19, 2012

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