Gastropoda - Tonnoidea - Cassidae

Alternative combinations: Cassidea (Bezoardica) sculpta, Cassis (Cypraecassis) sculpta

Belongs to Semicassis according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Cassidea (Semicassis) calantica, Cassidea (Semicassis) mekranica, Cassidea (Semicassis) ormarensis, Semicassis (Semicassis), Semicassis aldrichi, Semicassis angasi, Semicassis bisulcata, Semicassis centiquadrata, Semicassis deneseplicata, Semicassis faurotis, Semicassis granulata, Semicassis harpaeformis, Semicassis labiata, Semicassis monilifera, Semicassis oligocalantica, Semicassis ovulum, Semicassis pyrum, Semicassis pyshtensis, Semicassis reclusa, Semicassis senni, Semicassis (Tylocassis) miolaevigata, Semicassis (Tylocassis) maleaformis, Phalium (Tylocassis) sulcosum

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore