Vasum capitellum

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Vasum capitellum
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Shell of Vasum capitellum (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turbinellidae
Subfamily: Vasinae
Genus: Vasum
Species:
V. capitellum
Binomial name
Vasum capitellum
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1]
  • Murex capitellumLinnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
  • Turbinella mitisLamarck, 1822
  • Volutella rubescensPerry, 1811

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

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Shell description

The length of the shell varies between 33 mm and 79.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea.

Fossils have been found in Quaternary strata of the Dominican Republic (age range: 2.588 to 0.012 Ma)

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum capitellum (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533593 on 2023-01-28