Vasum crosseanum
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| authority = (Souverbie, 1875)
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- Turbinella crosseana Souverbie, 1875 · unaccepted (original combination)
- Vasum (Vasum) crosseanum (Souverbie, 1875)
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Vasum crosseanum, common name ceramic vase or heavy whelk, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum crosseanum (Souverbie, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873349 on 2023-01-28
Description
Distribution
This rare species occurs off Mauritius.
Habitat
This sea snail lives on lower eulittoral, rocky areas at depth of 10 to 40 m.
References
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- Souverbie [S.-M.]. (1875). Description d'une espèce nouvelle appartenant au genre Turbinella. Journal de Conchyliologie. 23: 297–298.
- Souverbie, M., 1876. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 24: 382–383
- Verneau N. (2013). Un mollusque rarissime découvert à Mayotte. Xenophora. 143: 6.
External links
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49824270#page/26/mode/1up R. Tucker Abbott - The family Vasidae in the Indo-Pacific; Indo-Paciflc Mollusca vol. 1]
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