Altivasum profundum

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Altivasum profundum
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Shell of Altivasum profundum (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Vasidae
Genus: Altivasum
Species:
A. profundum
Binomial name
Altivasum profundum
Dekkers & S. J. Maxwell, 2018

Altivasum profundum is a species of deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Vasidae. [1]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and was found off Western Australia at a depth of 162 m. [1] [2]

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