Its minimum recorded depth is 0 m.<ref name="Welch 2010"/> and maximum recorded depth is 27 m.<ref name="Welch 2010"/>
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m.<ref name="Welch 2010"/> and maximum recorded depth is 27 m.<ref name="Welch 2010"/>
It resides in shallow coastal waters around sandy beaches, as well as reef environments. It lives in tandem with seagrass beds, macroalgae banks, rhodolith beds and coral rubble.<ref name= "Dias et al. 2017" />
The species resides in shallow coastal waters around sandy beaches, as well as reef environments. It lives in tandem with seagrass beds, macroalgae banks, rhodolith beds and coral rubble.<ref name= "Dias et al. 2017" />
This species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean in: North Carolina, Florida, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Bermuda, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, Brazil, and in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean at the Cape Verde Islands. [3]
Ventral side, animal alive but soft parts retracted
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 301 mm.[2]
The shell of Cassis tuberosa is typically cream colored with dark brown spots. The dorsal surface will have fine growth lines and fine spiral lines to create a "canceled effect".[3]
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m.[2] and maximum recorded depth is 27 m.[2]
The species resides in shallow coastal waters around sandy beaches, as well as reef environments. It lives in tandem with seagrass beds, macroalgae banks, rhodolith beds and coral rubble.[3]
Human use
The shell of this species has been used for creating cameos.
The attractiveness of the shell is one of the main reasons C. tuberosa is taken for human use. Due to their preference of shallow waters, they are easily accessed by the locality and tourists.[4]
^ abDias et al. (2017). "What do we know about Cassis tuberosa (Mollusca: Cassidae) a heavily exploited marine gastropod?". [1]
^Mota, E. L. S., Alves, R. R. da N. and Dias, T. L. P. (2020) “Fishing, trade, and local ecological knowledge of the marine gastropod, Cassis tuberosa – a target species of the international shell trade”, Ethnobiology and Conservation, 9. Available at: [2]
