Vasum globulus

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Vasum globulus
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Drawing of a shell of Vasum globulus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turbinellidae
Subfamily: Vasinae
Genus: Vasum
Species:
V. globulus
Binomial name
Vasum globulus
Lamarck, 1816
Synonyms [1]
  • Buccinella tuberculataPerry, 1811(invalid: declared a nomen oblitum by Petit (2003) under ICZN Article 23.9.2, with the junior synonym Vasum globulus becoming a nomen protectum)
  • Globivasum globulus(Lamarck, 1816)
  • Turbinella globulusLamarck, 1816 (basionym)
  • Turbinella nuttingiHenderson, 1919
  • Vasum antiguaensisUsticke, 1971
  • Vasum globulus antiguenseNowell-Usticke, 1969
  • Voluta globosaDillwyn, 1817

Vasum globulus is a rare species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae, subfamily Vasinae, the vase snails. [1]

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Subspecies:

Description

The shell of the species is almost spherical, which is unusual in vase snails, hence the specific name globulus. The maximum recorded size of the shell is 43 mm, but it is small compared to that of other species in the same genus.

Distribution

This species appears to be endemic to a few small islands in the Leeward Island chain of the Lesser Antilles, West Indies. It has been recorded from the following islands:

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References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2010). Vasum globulus (Lamarck, 1816). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533595 on 2012-04-15