| Vasum dominicense | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Turbinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Vasinae |
| Genus: | Vasum |
| Species: | †V. dominicense |
| Binomial name | |
| †Vasum dominicense Gabb 1873 | |
| Synonyms | |
† Vasum dominicensisGabb, 1873 | |
Vasum dominicense is an extinct species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. [1]
The height of the shell: 60.0 mm, its diameter 37.0 mm.
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Fossils of this marine species have been found in Pliocene strata of the Dominican Republic. (age range: 5.332 to 3.6 Ma)
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