Vasum caestus

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Vasum caestus
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.356550 - Vasum caestus (Broderip, 1833) - Turbinellidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Shell of Vasum caestus (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turbinellidae
Subfamily: Vasinae
Genus: Vasum
Species:
V. armatum
Binomial name
Vasum armatum
(Broderip, 1833)
Synonyms [1]

Turbinella caestus Broderip, 1833 (original combination)

Contents

Vasum caestus, common name the helmet vase, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. [1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea (Florida, West Indies) and in the Pacific Ocean (Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands).

Shell description

The length of the shell varies between 57 mm and 135 mm.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum caestus (Broderip, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575609 on 2023-01-26