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| Hystrivasu horridum Heilprin from the Pliestiocene of Florida | |
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| Hystrivasum horridum (Heilprin, 1886) | |
Hystrivasum horridum, common name the rough or shaggy vase, is a fossil species of medium-sized predatory gastropod in the family Turbinellidae. This species is extinct and is found in the Pleistocene deposits of Florida.
The specific name horridum is Latin for "rough" or "shaggy" and does not mean "horrid".
Like other species in the subfamily Vasinae, Hystrivasum horridum shells are large, thick and heavy. They are vase-shaped, in the sense that they are biconical. The shells have moderate spires, and have several plaits on the columella.
Hystrivasum horridum, formerly Vasum horridum, belongs to an extinct group that is easily distinguished from modern Vasum by the presence of two sets of spines or nodes located on the shoulder of the whorls. These spines can be found at the suture and at the periphery of the shoulder. H. horridum has 12-15 wide, scoop-like spines that project almost horizontally from the shoulder. Also, H. horridum has a pronounced "waist-like" constriction at the base of the shell. These characteristics set it apart from other members of the group. [1]
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