Cassis cornuta - adult 

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• Schelp 
• Animalia (Animals) 
• Mollusca 

Maximum size: 41 cm Appearance: Indo-Pacific area. (Rare in Hawaii) These thick-shelled shells are impressive and eye-catching shells in a collection. Especially the larger varieties. A few species have sexual difference. This is by far the best known and largest species in the Cassidae family. Some giants reach up to 400mm! Nowadays the really large ones have become very rare and 300 mm is already a nice big one to have in your collection.

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