Vasula (gastropod)

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Vasula
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Shell of Vasula melones
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Vasula
Mörch, 1860
Type species
Purpura melonesDuclos, 1832
Synonyms [1]
  • Purpura (Vasula)Mörch, 1860 (original rank)
  • Thais (Vasula)Mörch, 1860

Vasula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Vasula Mörch, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714219 on 2022-09-18