Tudivasum zanzibaricum
| Tudivasum zanzibaricum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Turbinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Vasinae |
| Genus: | Tudivasum |
| Species: | T. zanzibaricum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tudivasum zanzibaricum (Abbott, 1958) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Tudicula zanzibarica Abbott, 1958 | |
Tudivasum zanzibaricum, common name the Zanzibar tudicula, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Vasinae, the vase shells, within the family Turbinellidae.[1]
Description
The shell can reach a length of 40 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Zanzibar.
References
- 1 2 Tudivasum zanzibaricum (Abbott, 1958). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 March 2011.
- Harasewych, M.G. (1997). The life and malacological contributions of R. Tucker Abbott (1919-1995). The Nautilus 110 (2): 55-77
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