''Altivasum'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
s in the
family
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Turbinellidae
Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Members of this family are predators.
Distribution
Species in this family are found worldwide, mostly in tropical shallow waters but some in deep wa ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Altivasum Hedley, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594052 on 2020-05-10]
Species
Species within the genus ''Altivasum'' include:
* ''
Altivasum clarksoni''
S. J. Maxwell & Dekkers, 2019
* ''
Altivasum flindersi''
Verco, 1914
* ''
Altivasum hedleyi''
S. J. Maxwell & Dekkers, 2019
* ''
Altivasum profundum''
Dekkers & S. J. Maxwell, 2018)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Altivasum typicum''
Hedley, 1916: synonym of ''Altivasum flindersi''
Verco, 1914
References
* Dekkers A.M. & Maxwell S.J. (2018). ''Altivasum Hedley, 1914 (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae) from South Western Australia.'' The Festivus. 50(4): 245–254.
External links
Hedley C. (1914). Mollusca. Biological results of the fishing experiments carried on by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" 1909-1914. 2(2): 63-74, pls 8-12
Turbinellidae
Gastropod genera
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