Vasum latiriforme
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. latiriforme
Binomial name
Vasum latiriforme
Rehder & Abbott, 1951
Synonyms[1]

Vasum (Siphovasum) latiriforme Rehder & Abbott, 1951

Vasum latiriforme is a rare species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae, subfamily Vasinae, the vase snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 65 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and off Tanzania.

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum latiriforme Rehder & Abbott, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420078 on 2023-01-28
  • Rehder H.A. & Abbott R.T. (1951). Some new and interesting mollusks from the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Revista de la Sociedad Malacologica "Carlos de la Torre". 8(2): 53-66, pls 8-9.
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.


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