Vasum armatum | |
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Shell of Vasum armatum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Turbinellidae |
Subfamily: | Vasinae |
Genus: | Vasum |
Species: | V. armatum
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Binomial name | |
Vasum armatum (Broderip, 1833)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Turbinella armata Broderip, 1833 (original combination) |
Vasum armatum, common name the helmet vase, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. [1]
This marine species occurs off French Polynesia
The shell is yellowish white and black, variegated, stained and irregularly banded. The outer lip usually black-bordered within. [2]