''Vasum latiriforme'' is a rare

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of medium-sized

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, a

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in the family Turbinellidae, subfamily Vasinae, the vase snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum latiriforme Rehder & Abbott, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420078 on 2023-01-28

Description

The length of the shell attains 65 mm. .

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the

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and off

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References

* Rehder H.A. & Abbott R.T. (1951). Some new and interesting mollusks from the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Revista de la Sociedad Malacologica "Carlos de la Torre". 8(2): 53-66, pls 8-9. * Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

*
Abbott, R. T. (1959). The family Vasidae in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca. 1 (1): 15-32
latiriforme Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Gastropods described in 1951 {{Turbinellidae-stub