Vasum stephanti

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Vasum stephanti
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. stephanti
Binomial name
Vasum stephanti
W. K. Emerson & Sage, 1988

Vasum stephanti, common name the rhinoceros vase snail or rhinoceros vase shell, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk within the family Turbinellidae.[1]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 58 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off Somalia

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum stephanti W. K. Emerson & Sage, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594049 on 2023-01-28

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