| Vasum aedificatum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Turbinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Vasinae |
| Genus: | Vasum |
| Species: | †V. aedificatum |
| Binomial name | |
| †Vasum aedificatum Guppy 1876 | |
| Synonyms | |
† Turbinellus aedificatusGuppy 1876 | |
Vasum aedificatum is an extinct species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. [1]
V. aedificatum is carnivorous. Measurements of the shell are 62.6 mm x 33.3 mm.
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