Vasum tribulosum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Turbinellidae |
Subfamily: | Vasinae |
Genus: | Vasum |
Species: | †V. tribulosum |
Binomial name | |
†Vasum tribulosum E. H. Vokes. 1970 |
Vasum tribulosum is an extinct species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae.
Description
Measurements of the shell: 87.0 x 62.0 mm.
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Distribution
Fossils of this marine species have been found in Miocene strata of the Florida, USA. (age range: 220.43 to 15.97 Ma)
References
- E. H. Vokes. 1970. Notes on the fauna of the Chipola Formation - III. Two new species of Vasum (Mollusca: Gastropoda), with comments on Vasum haitense (Sowerby). Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 8(2):88-92
Taxon identifiers | |
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Vasum tribulosum |
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