Vasum caestus
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| taxon =Vasum armatum
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| authority = (Broderip, 1833)
| synonyms = Turbinella caestus Broderip, 1833 (original combination)
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Vasum caestus, common name the helmet vase, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum caestus (Broderip, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575609 on 2023-01-26
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea (Florida, West Indies) and in the Pacific Ocean (Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands).
Shell description
The length of the shell varies between 57 mm and 135 mm.
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References
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- Keen, A. M. (1971). Sea Shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru. ed. 2. Stanford University Press. xv, 1064 pp., 22 pls
External links
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859444 Broderip, W. J. (1833). Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera, collected by Mr. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1: 4-8.]
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Category:Gastropods described in 1833
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