Vasum tubiferum | |
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Drawing of a shell of Vasum tubiferum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Turbinellidae |
Subfamily: | Vasinae |
Genus: | Vasum |
Species: | V. tubiferum
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Binomial name | |
Vasum tubiferum (Anton, 1838)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Vasum tubiferum is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk within the family Turbinellidae.[1]
The length of the shell varies between 60 mm to 116 mm.
The shell resembles Vasum turbinellus (Linnaeus, 1758) but has five columellar plicae. The parietal wall is purple-brown. The smooth aperture is white within.
The shell is yellowish white and chestnut-black, stained and obscurely banded. The aperture is yellowish white. The border of the outer lip is black-spotted. [2]
This marine species occurs off the Philippines