Vasum intermedium
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. intermedium
Binomial name
Vasum intermedium
(Grateloup, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Turbinella intermedia Grateloup, 1832 (original combination)
  • Turbinella submuricata d'Orbigny, 1852

Vasum intermedium is an extinct species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. [1]

Description

The height of the shell: attains 65 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in Oligocene strata of the Adour Basin, France.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum intermedium (Grateloup, 1832) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1551524 on 2023-01-26
  • Lozouet, P. (2021). Turbinelloidea, Mitroidea, Olivoidea, Babyloniidae et Harpidae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda) de l'Oligocène supérieur (Chattien) du bassin de l'Adour (Sud-Ouest de la France). Cossmanniana. 23: 3-69.
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