| Cassidae (helmet and bonnet shells) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 77 - 1032 m |
| Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean: from Azores to Porcupine Bank Ireland, south to Morocco and east to Cyprus. |
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| Minimum depth from Ref. 105622. Occurs on soft bottoms of several mud volcanoes (Ref. 105640). Found in the continental shelf (Ref. 122967) and slope (Ref. 105629). Members of the family Cassidae are carnivores with a single pair or large salivary glands, feeding on echinoderms (Ref. 106989). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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