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Cassis (French pronunciation: [kasi]; Occitan: Cassís) is a commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, whose coastline is known in English as the French Riviera, in Southern France. In 2016, it had a population of 7,265.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassis, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2299646	https://www.gbif.org/species/2299646
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	9604	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=9604

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : Cassis

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cassidae : Cassis

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Gastropoda	Cuvier 1797
superorder	Hypsogastropoda
infraorder	Littorinimorpha	Golikov and Starobogtov 1975
superfamily	Tonnoidea	(Suter 1913)
family	Cassidae	Latreille 1825
subfamily	Cassinae	Latreille 1825
genus	Cassis	Scopoli 1777

Scientific Name

Cassis Scopoli, 1777

Name Published In

Scopoli, Giovanni A. 1777. Introductio ad historiam naturalem sistens genera lapidum, plantarum, et animalium. Wolfgang Gerle, Pragae.: ; 3-506;.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Cassis	genus	belongs to Gastropoda	stated without evidence	Rafinesque, 1815
Cassis	genus	replaced by Cassisoma	stated with evidence	Rovereto, 1899
Cassis	genus	belongs to Cassididae	stated without evidence	Mukerjee, 1939
Cassis	genus	belongs to Cassididae	stated with evidence	Abbass, 1967
Cassis	genus	belongs to Cassidae	stated with evidence	Ladd, 1977
Cassis	genus	belongs to Cassinae	implied	Wilson, 1993
Cassis	genus	belongs to Cassidae	stated with evidence	Todd, 2001
Cassis	genus	belongs to Neotaenioglossa	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Cassis	genus	belongs to Cassidae	stated with evidence	Harzhauser, 2004
Cassis	genus	belongs to Cassinae	stated with evidence	Beu, 2010

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

9 (24%)

First Recorded Appearance

66.0 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene

Motility

actively mobile (based on Cassidae)

Vision

limited (based on Gastropoda)

Diet

carnivore (based on Cassidae)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Gastropoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassis

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Cassis (Cassis) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		3	41.3 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Cassis (Hypocassis) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		5	11.6 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Cassis (Morionella) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		5	47.8 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Cassis (Sassia) subgenus	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cassidea birmanica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	33.9 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Cassidea carinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassidea maccormacki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis abbotti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis altispira ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	11.6 Ma Miocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Cassis anwari species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis avellana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis baoli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis birmanica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Cassis brasili species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis caleata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis calusa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis carinata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	47.8 Ma Eocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Cassis cornuta species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Cassis coronulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis costulifera ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Cassis delta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	20.4 Ma Miocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Cassis denseplicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis depressior ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cassis fimbriata species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Cassis flammea species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Cassis flintensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Cassis floridensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Cassis glaucoides ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Cassis gregorii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis herklotsi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Cassis jogjacartensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis ketteri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Cassis kreipli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis lelongi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis maccormacki ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Cassis madagascariensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Cassis mamillaris ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	33.9 Ma Oligocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Cassis mammillaris ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	48.6 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Cassis mayereymari species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis nana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis nigellensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis norai species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cassis nummulitiphila ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Cassis parfouruorum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis patamakanthini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis powelli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis preangerensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis pseudocrumena species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis rembangensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis retusa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Cassis rondeleti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis shubutensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis substriata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis subtuberosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Cassis sulcifera ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		86	33.9 Ma Oligocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Cassis tessellata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis thesei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis togata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	59.2 Ma Paleocene	59.2 Ma Paleocene
Cassis tuberosa species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	11.6 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Cassis vanpeli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cassis vialensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cassis yehiai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Strombus togatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Classis Scopoli, 1786	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : *Classis*
Cassia Lamarck, 1801	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : *Cassia*
Casis Küster, 1857	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : *Casis*
Cassinia Rafinesque, 1815	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : *Cassinia*
Cassidea Bruguière, 1789	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : *Cassidea*
Cassinea Scopoli, 1777	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : *Cassinea*
Goniogalea Mörch, 1857	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : *Goniogalea*
Nannocassis Iredale, 1927	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : *Nannocassis*
Cassius	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : *Cassius*
Hypocassis Iredale, 1927	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : *Hypocassis*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1777	Cassis Scopoli
1792	Cassidea Bruguière p. 414
1815	Cassinea Rafinesque p. 45
1857	Goniogalea Morch p. 21
1927	Nannocassis Iredale p. 322
1939	Cassis Mukerjee p. 50
1967	Cassis Abbass p. 83

Year	Name and Author
1977	Cassis Ladd p. 31
1993	Cassis Wilson p. 229
2001	Cassis Todd
2002	Cassis Sepkoski, Jr.
2004	Cassis Harzhauser p. 133
2005	Cassis Beu p. 33
2010	Cassis Beu

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Mukerjee P. N. (1939) Fossil fauna from the Tertiary of Garo Hills, Assam, Palaeontologia Indica 28 1, 1-101

Abbass H. L. (1967) A monograph on the Egyptian Paleocene and Eocene gastropods, United Arab Republic, Geological Survey-Geological Museum, Palaeontological Series, Monograph 4, 1-154

Ladd H. S. (1977) Cenozoic fossil mollusks from Western Pacific Islands; Gastropods (Eratoidae through Harpidae), United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 533, 1-84

Wilson B. (1993) , Australian Marine Shells 1

Todd J. A. (2001) Systematic list of gastropods in the Panama Paleontology Project collections

Harzhauser M. (2004) Oligocene gastropod faunas for the Eastern Mediterranean (Mesohellenic Trough/Greece and Esfahan-Sirjan Basin/Central Iran), Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 248, 93-181

Beu A. G. (2005) Neogene fossil tonnoidean gastropods of Indonesia, Scripta Geologica 130, 1-186

Beu A. G. (2010) Neogene Tonnoidean Gastropods of Tropical and South America; contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama Paleontology Projects and Uplift of the Central American Isthmus, Bulletins of American Paleontology 377-378, 1-550

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1023 Cassidae (Mollusca) and Cassidinae (Insecta): placed on the Official List of Family-group Names in Zoology.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 31, 127-129 (1974) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology

Scopoli, G.A. (1777). Introductio ad historiam naturalem, sistens genera lapidum, plantarum et animalium hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae. Prague. Pp i-x + 1-506. - via World Register of Marine Species

Verbinnen G., Segers L., Swinnen F., Kreipl K. & Monsecour D. (2016). Cassidae. An amazing family of seashells. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 251 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

SN2000/Ruppert et al., 2004 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Introd. Nat. Hist. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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