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Vasum crosseanum

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Vasum crosseanum
Shell of Vasum crosseanum (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turbinellidae
Subfamily: Vasinae
Genus: Vasum
Species:
V. crosseanum
Binomial name
Vasum crosseanum
(Souverbie, 1875)
Synonyms[1]
  • Turbinella crosseana Souverbie, 1875 · unaccepted (original combination)
  • Vasum (Vasum) crosseanum (Souverbie, 1875)

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

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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

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This rare species occurs off Mauritius.

Habitat

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This sea snail lives on lower eulittoral, rocky areas at depth of 10 to 40 m.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
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