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Cassis cornuta, Horned Helmet

Leeds Museums & Galleries

Leeds Museums & Galleries
United Kingdom

Horned Helmets are marine snails that live in the Red Sea, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Helmet snails feed on echinoderms, getting into their cases with an acidic secretion and their rasping mouthparts ('radulae').

Details

  • Title: Cassis cornuta, Horned Helmet
  • Physical Dimensions: object height: 220mm, object width: 200mm
  • Subject Keywords: Mollusc
  • Type: Mollusc

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