Vasinae, common name the vase snails or vase shells, are a taxonomic sub

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of large

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sea snails, marine gastropod

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s within the family

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. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411804 on 2023-01-24

Shell description

Shells of species in this subfamily are fairly large, very thick, and heavy. The shells have low

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s and have plaits on the

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Genera

Genera within the subfamily Vasinae include: * ''

Altivasum ''Altivasum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Members of this family are predators. Distributi ...

'' Hedley, 1914 * ''

Enigmavasum ''Enigmavasum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Members of this family are predators. Distrib ...

'' Poppe & Tagaro, 2005 * † '' Fyfea'' Finlay & Marwick, 1937 * ''

Tudivasum ''Tudivasum'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Vasinae, the vase shells, within the family Turbinellidae Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropod ...

'' Rosenberg & Petit, 1987 * ''

Vasum ''Vasum'', common name the vase snails or vase shells, is a genus of mostly rather large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the family Turbinellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Vasum Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' Röding, 1798 ;Synonyms: * ''Cynodonta'' Schumacher, 1817: synonym of ''Vasum'' Röding, 1798 * ''Globivasum'' Abbott, 1950: synonym of ''Vasum'' Röding, 1798 * ''Scolymus'' Swainson, 1835: synonym of ''Vasum'' Röding, 1798 * ''Tudicula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864: synonym of ''Tudivasum'' Rosenberg & Petit, 1987 (junior homonym of ''Tudicula'' Ryckholt, 1862) * ''Volutella'' Perry, 1810: synonym of ''Vasum'' Röding, 1798

References

External links

Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp

Abbott R.T.(1950) - The Genera Xancus and Vasum in the Western Atlantic; Johnsonia v. 2 19-32

Abbott, R. T. (1959). The family Vasidae in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca. 1 (1): 15-32

Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397.
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