Vasum crosseanum
Appearance
Vasum crosseanum | |
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Shell of Vasum crosseanum (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Turbinellidae |
Subfamily: | Vasinae |
Genus: | Vasum |
Species: | V. crosseanum
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Binomial name | |
Vasum crosseanum (Souverbie, 1875)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Vasum crosseanum, common name ceramic vase or heavy whelk, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. [1]
Description
[edit]Vasum crosseanum has a large, thick and heavy pyriform shell that reaches a length of 95 mm and a maximum width of 65 mm.. The shell contains eight whorls with a spiral sculpture of uneven, rough threads. There are five columellar plicae.
Distribution
[edit]This rare species occurs off Mauritius.
Habitat
[edit]This sea snail lives on lower eulittoral, rocky areas at depth of 10 to 40 m.
References
[edit]- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum crosseanum (Souverbie, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873349 on 2023-01-28
- Souverbie [S.-M.]. (1875). Description d'une espèce nouvelle appartenant au genre Turbinella. Journal de Conchyliologie. 23: 297–298.
- Souverbie, M., 1876. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 24: 382–383
- Verneau N. (2013). Un mollusque rarissime découvert à Mayotte. Xenophora. 143: 6.
External links
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