Cassia Cornuta Shell sometimes called the Horned Helmet. It is a heavy shell with a large, thick parietal sheild, short spire and varices at right angles to each other..The shoulder has a row of large knobs with three spiral, humped ribs below. The surface covered with small pits.. It has a thick outer lip and large teeth grouped at middle. The columella has a few strong, wavy folds. Color is gray or white with brown bands behind outer lip. Orange on columella and on teeth or outer lip. Males are smaller with knobs like horns..They can be found across the Indo-Pacific near coral and sand.
Cassis Madacascar
This species is found in the tropical Western Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The scientific name is madagascarensis.
The shell size can reach 16 inches.
This species has been found in depths of up to 600 feet.Shells of Cassis madagascariensis are used in jewellery to make cameos. In the Maldives the shell is boiled and the boiled water of the shell is used as a traditional remedy for Flu and fever like symptoms.
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One Cassis Madacascar Shell 5 to 6 inches.....$14