''Vasum'',

common name In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contrast ...

the vase snails or vase shells, is a genus of mostly rather large predatory

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

marine Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean. Marine or marines may refer to: Ocean * Maritime (disambiguation) * Marine art * Marine biology * Marine debris * Marine habitats * Marine life * Marine pollution Military * ...

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusks within the family Turbinellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Vasum Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205505 on 15 April 2012

Shell description

Shells of species in this genus are usually somewhat large, and are usually very thick and heavy. They are often vase-shaped, in the sense that the shell of most of the species is more or less widely conical. The shells have a thick

periostracum The periostracum ( ) is a thin, organic coating (or "skin") that is the outermost layer of the shell of many shelled animals, including molluscs and brachiopods. Among molluscs, it is primarily seen in snails and clams, i.e. in gastropods and ...

, a low spires, and 2, 3 or 4 plaits on the columella.

Species

Species within the genus ''Vasum'' include: * ''

Vasum armatum ''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 ...

'' (Broderip, 1833) * ''

Vasum caestus ''Vasum caestus'', common name the helmet vase, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. ...

'' (Broderip, 1833) * ''

Vasum capitellum ''Vasum capitellum'', common name the helmet vase, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum capitellum (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Wo ...

'' ( Linnaeus,

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...

) * ''

Vasum cassiforme ''Vasum cassiforme'', common name the helmet vase, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. Distribution ''Vasum cassiforme'' lives in the southeastern and northeastern littoral of Braz ...

'' (Kiener, 1840) * ''

Vasum ceramicum ''Vasum ceramicum'', common name ceramic vase or heavy whelk, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum ceramicum (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed t ...

'' ( Linnaeus,

) * ''

Vasum globulus ''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.Rosenberg, G. (2010). Vasum globulus (Lamarck, 1816). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, ...

'' (Lamarck, 1816) * ''

Vasum lactisfloris ''Vasum lactisfloris'' is a rare species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Ga ...

'' Ferrario, 1983 * ''

Vasum latiriforme ''Vasum latiriforme'' is a rare species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae, subfamily Vasinae, the vase snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum latiriforme Rehder & Abbott, 19 ...

'' Rehder & Abbott, 1951 * ''

Vasum muricatum ''Vasum muricatum'', common name the Caribbean vase, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum muricatum (Born, 1778). Accessed through: Wor ...

'' (Born, 1778) * ''

Vasum rhinoceros ''Vasum rhinoceros'', common name the rhinoceros vase snail or rhinoceros vase shell, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a Marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk within the family Turbinellidae.Rosenberg, G. (2011). Vasum rhinoceros (Gm ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''

Vasum stephanti ''Vasum stephanti'', common name the rhinoceros vase snail or rhinoceros vase shell, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk within the family Turbinellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum stephanti W. ...

'' Emerson & Sage, 1988 * ''

Vasum truncatum ''Vasum truncatum'' is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk within the family Turbinellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum truncatum (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892). Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...

'' (Sowerby III, 1892) * ''

Vasum tubiferum ''Vasum tubiferum'' is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk within the family Turbinellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum tubiferum (Anton, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...

'' (Anton, 1838) * ''

Vasum turbinellus ''Vasum turbinellus'' is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Turbinellidae. The species is found in Western Africa, Indian Ocean, Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Ind ...

'' ( Linnaeus,

) Image:Vasum cassiforme.jpg, ''

'' Image:Vasum ceramicum - Osaka Museum of Natural History - DSC07843.JPG, ''

'' Image:Vasum muricatum 000.jpg, ''

'' Image:Vasum rhinoceros (Gmelin, 1791) (4678840223) (2).jpg, ''

'' Image:Vasum turbinellus 01.JPG, ''

'' ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Vasum aldridgei'' Nowell-Usticke, 1969: synonym of ''

Attiliosa aldridgei ''Attiliosa aldridgei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' (Nowell-Usticke, 1969) * ''Vasum castaneum'' Röding, 1798: synonym of '' Thais (Thalessa) tuberosa'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Vasum flindersi'' Verco, 1914: synonym of ''

Altivasum flindersi ''Altivasum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or o ...

'' (Verco, 1914) * ''Vasum turbinellum'' icaccepted as ''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Vasum urna'' Röding, 1798 accepted as ''

'' (Born, 1778)

References

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