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

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| 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:

;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.