| Vasum tubiferum | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Vasum tubiferum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Turbinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Vasinae |
| Genus: | Vasum |
| Species: | V. tubiferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Vasum tubiferum (Anton, 1838) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Vasum tubiferum is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk within the family Turbinellidae. [1]
The length of the shell varies between 60 mm to 116 mm.
The shell resembles Vasum turbinellus (Linnaeus, 1758) but has five columellar plicae. The parietal wall is purple-brown. The smooth aperture is white within.
The shell is yellowish white and chestnut-black, stained and obscurely banded. The aperture is yellowish white. The border of the outer lip is black-spotted. [2]
This marine species occurs off the Philippines
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