Vasum crosseanum
| Vasum crosseanum | |
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| Shell of Vasum crosseanum (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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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[edit]
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