Altivasum
{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}
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| image = Altivasum flindersi (MNHN-IM-2014-6965).jpeg
| image_caption = Shell of Altivasum flindersi (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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| taxon = Altivasum
| authority = Hedley, 1914
| synonyms = Vasum (Altivasum) Hedley, 1914
| type_species = Latirus aurantiacus
| type_species_authority = Verco, 1895
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
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Altivasum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Altivasum Hedley, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594052 on 2020-05-10
Description
(Original description) This newly identified genus is characterized by its elevated spire, hollow axis, and three distinct plaits on the lower columella. [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12036241#page/85/mode/1up Hedley C. (1914). Mollusca. Biological results of the fishing experiments carried on by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" 1909-1914. 2(2): 63-74, pls 8-12] {{source-attribution}}
Species
Species within the genus Altivasum include:
- Altivasum clarksoni S. J. Maxwell & Dekkers, 2019
- Altivasum flindersi Verco, 1914
- Altivasum hedleyi S. J. Maxwell & Dekkers, 2019
- Altivasum pauladellaboscae M. Cooper & S. J. Maxwell, 2020
- Altivasum profundum Dekkers & S. J. Maxwell, 2018
;Species brought into synonymy:
- Altivasum typicum Hedley, 1916: synonym of Altivasum flindersi Verco, 1914
References
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- Dekkers A.M. & Maxwell S.J. (2018). Altivasum Hedley, 1914 (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae) from South Western Australia. The Festivus. 50(4): 245–254.
External links
- {{cite journal |last1=Vermeij |first1=G.J. |title=Shell-based genus-level reclassification of the family Vasidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). |journal=Zootaxa |date=2024 |volume=5405 |issue=4 |page=528 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.5405.4.3 |url=https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5405.4.3|url-access=subscription }}
- {{cite journal |last1=Dekkers A.M. & Maxwell S.J. |title=Altivasum Hedley, 1914 (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae) from South Western Australia |journal=The Festivus |date=2018 |volume=50 |issue=4 |pages=245–254|doi=10.54173/F504245 }}
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